Matewan (/ˈmeɪtwɒn/) is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek.

[6] The Norfolk Southern Railway's Pocahontas District passes through the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2), all land.

Early postmasters included Joseph Murphy (February 18, 1875) and Elias Hatfield (January 13, 1882).

By 1885, Mate Creek PO was discontinued and replaced by "Sidney Post Office".

Elliot Rutherford, a Logan County sheriff, was postmaster beginning on September 3, 1885.

[11] In 1890, Erskine Hazard, a civil engineer from the Norfolk and Western Railway, laid out the town and drafted the first map of the community.

Hatfield (January 26, 1915), Emma Chafin (August 2, 1921), Mary White (November 17, 1921), and Neville L. Chancey (June 20, 1930).

The town's history is on display at the Matewan Depot, which includes a small museum.