The county’s cultural history is a story that is continuing to be uncovered from its early beginnings to today through the establishment of the Mathews Museum.
The mission of the Mathews County Historical Society is to educate and inform the people of Mathews County and the Commonwealth of Virginia of the part played by the people of the County in the great history of the Commonwealth and nation and thereby engender interest in and promote respect for the history of Mathews County and the Commonwealth of Virginia in this and succeeding generations.
New Point Comfort Lighthouse, the lonely sentinel at the southern tip of Mathews County, traces its history from the earliest days of the United States.
Mathews County Public Schools provides various programs and services in a safe and supportive environment where students are empowered to engage in a high quality education.
