Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Metz had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Coal Siding ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Siding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Siding
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reasnor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Green Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oswalt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mitchellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killduff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Santiago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgin Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgin Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgin Valley
- Percy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Otley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ivy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Runnells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Metz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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