Mattson, Mississippi

Mattson, also known as Earnest, is an unincorporated community located near U.S. Route 49 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States.

Mattson, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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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	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]

Homes in the Mattson community along Old Highway 61.

References

• Mississippi portal

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mattson, Mississippi
2. 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.
3. Howe, Tony. "Mattson, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
4. "Coahoma County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
5. The Era Druggists' Directory. D.O. Haynes & Company. 1913. p. 105.
6. "Clarksdale's Roger Stolle Remembers Big George Brock". American Blues Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
7. Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Routledge. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-415-92701-7.