Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Matamoras is an unincorporated community in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.[1]

Matamoras, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Southbound PA 225 through Matamoras
Matamoras
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40.4400858°N 76.9333086°W / 40.4400858; -76.9333086
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDauphin
TownshipHalifax
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Matamoras was named after the Mexican city of Matamoros, the scene of a battle in the Mexican–American War.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
  2. Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1895. p. 20.


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