Welcome to Meto ...
So far, we found very little information about Meto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Meto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meto, please Contact Us.
Meto would have been located within present day Lonoke County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Meto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Meto is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Meto was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Meto ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Meto.
- Little Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
- North Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
- North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
- Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Cabot is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <4>
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Lonoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke
- Lonoke is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonoke <4>
- England
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <4>
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <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 Meto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meto.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meto. 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 Meto.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meto. See our Newspapers Page for Meto.
Adding Meto to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Meto 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 Meto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Meto post office opened in 1912.
We also found Meto in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Meto.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Meto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |