Welcome to Metz ...

Metz is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Metz is located in Ector County<1>.

The location of Metz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Metz, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Metz is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Metz is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Metz: (432)

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, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, 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.

• Odessa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Monahans
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahans
  • Monahans is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monahans <4>
• Thorntonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
  • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
• Goldsmith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
• Penwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
  • Penwell is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <4>
• West Odessa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
  • West Odessa is located in Ector County
• Notrees
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
  • Notrees is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <4>
• Wickett
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
  • Wickett is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <4>
• Scharbauer City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
• Royalty
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
  • Royalty is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Metz was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Metz mentioned on a train schedule titled The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939).

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.

The official website for Ector County: www.co.ector.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/