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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Vernon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.

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:

  • Vernon County     (The home county of Metz)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
    • Horton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Stotesbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Richards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Deerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Nevada
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Harwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Moundville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Schell City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Milo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Bronaugh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
    • Irwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
    • Rich Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hume
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hume is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • New Home
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Foster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nyhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Prairie City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Worland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Amoret
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Passaic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Amsterdam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Adrian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
    • El Dorado Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Virgil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Willowville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Henry County
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
    • Appleton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Dry Wood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Linn County (KS)

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.

  • Summers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pryor Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rinehart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Balltown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Rider Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Turley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaufman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Metz had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Metz had a population of 47 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Metz, with the one closest to Metz listed first.

  • Rinehart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rinehart is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
  • Horton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Arthur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Arthur is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Wolfe ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wolfe is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Sprague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sprague is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Carbon Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Richards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Richards is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Rich Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ketterman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ketterman is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Hume
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hume is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • New Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Deerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Ellis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ellis is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Nevada
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 the Vicinity of 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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Metz.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Metz. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Metz and those printed in the larger area surrounding Metz.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Metz.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Metz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.