Welcome to Metcalf ...
So far, we found very little information about Metcalf. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Metcalf to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Metcalf, please Contact Us.
Metcalf would have been located within present day Greenlee County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Metcalf, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Metcalf, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Time Zone: The area where Metcalf was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Metcalf, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
If Metcalf still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Metcalf ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Metcalf - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Metcalf.
Communities near Metcalf ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Metcalf.
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Greenlee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
- Morenci
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morenci
- Morenci is located in Greenlee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morenci <4>
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Greenlee County
- San Jose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
- San Jose is located in Graham County
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Greenlee County
- Mule Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Creek
- Mule Creek is located in Grant County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mule Creek <4>
- Solomon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Solomon is located in Graham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <4>
- Graham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Graham County
- Safford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Metcalf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metcalf.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metcalf. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Metcalf.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metcalf. See our Newspapers Page for Metcalf.
Adding Metcalf to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Metcalf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Metcalf post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Metcalf.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greenlee County: www.co.greenlee.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Metcalf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Greenlee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |