Mattson, Mississippi
Mattson, also known as Earnest, is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 49 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.
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Coordinates: 34°05′52″N 90°30′36″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Coahoma |
Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 673246[1] |
Mattson is 8 miles (13 km) south of Clarksdale and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Dublin.
History
Mattson is named after a local family that owned a large sawmill in the area.[2] Mattson is located at a junction of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[3] A post office operated under the name Earnest from 1887 to 1897 and first began operation under the name Mattson in 1897.[4] A drug store operated by T. R. Montgomery formerly operated in Mattson.[5]
Notable people
- Big George Brock, blues harmonica player[6]
- Clayton Love, blues pianist, bandleader, singer[7]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mattson, Mississippi
- Judith Coleman Flowers on Behalf of the Carnegie Public Library (2016). Clarksdale and Coahoma County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4671-1582-7.
- Howe, Tony. "Mattson, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- The Era Druggists' Directory. D.O. Haynes & Company. 1913. p. 105.
- "Clarksdale's Roger Stolle Remembers Big George Brock". American Blues Scene. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Routledge. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-415-92701-7.
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