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Welcome to Metz ...

Metz is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Metz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Metz is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Metz lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Metz: 260

Communities Also Named Metz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Metz - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Texas, 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.

  • Angola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bryan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
  • Montpelier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Butler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <3>
  • 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
  • Pioneer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
  • Reading
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Reading is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>

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 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 (so far) for Metz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Metz post office opened in 1849. The Metz post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Metz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Metz - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/