Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Metz (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Metz. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Metz is located in Steuben County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Metz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Metz:
- Steuben County (The home county of Metz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Alvarado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Grabill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Fairfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Saint Joe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spencerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Altona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Stroh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Greenfield Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brushy Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Plato
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Wolcottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Valentine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Kendallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Avilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laotto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Batavia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bronson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Girard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frontier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Waldron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Munson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Fawn River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Hicksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <1>
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Archbold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Powers ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Antwerp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Emmett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Edon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Northwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Jim Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Holiday City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Metz, see our County-by-County Page for Metz.
Cemeteries Near Metz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Metz.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Metz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Metz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- North Otsgeo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ligett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Teegardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otsego Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dygert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malcom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Billingstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Metz had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
- Alvarado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Edon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Cooney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Nettle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Northwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Blakeslee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Artic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Metz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Metz.
Newspapers Published in Metz ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Metz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Metz, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Metz.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Metz:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Paulding County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |