Welcome to Metalton ...

Metalton is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Metalton is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Metalton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Metalton is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Metalton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Metalton - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Metalton ...

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

• Berryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berryville
  • From Metalton to Berryville
• Green Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Green Forest is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Forest <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Forest
  • From Metalton to Green Forest
• Huntsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntsville
  • From Metalton to Huntsville
• Eureka Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
  • Eureka Springs is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eureka Springs
  • From Metalton to Eureka Springs
• Alpena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <3>
• Oak Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Metalton to Oak Grove
• Hindsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsville
  • Hindsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hindsville
  • From Metalton to Hindsville
• Dryfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
  • Dryfork is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dryfork
  • From Metalton to Dryfork
• Marble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Madison County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marble
  • From Metalton to Marble
• Osage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Carroll County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Osage
  • From Metalton to Osage

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 Metalton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metalton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Metalton ...

Looking for more information about Metalton? 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 Metalton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Metalton.

Adding Metalton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Metalton 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 Metalton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Metalton post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Metalton.