Welcome to Metz ...

Metz is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Metz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Metz is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Metz lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Metz is within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Metz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Metz - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Metz.

Communities near Metz ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Metz.

• Altoona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Newton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Bondurant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <4>
• Mitchellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <4>
• Colfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Monroe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Prairie City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Prairie City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <4>
• Baxter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
• Sully
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
  • Sully is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sully <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 Metz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metz.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metz. 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 Metz.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metz. See our Newspapers Page for Metz.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Metz ...

Looking for more information about Metz? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Metz, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Metz.

Adding Metz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Metz in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Metz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Metz post office opened in 1877.

We also found Metz in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Metz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Metz. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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