Welcome to Metropolis ...
So far, we found very little information about Metropolis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Metropolis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Metropolis, please Contact Us.
Metropolis would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
Metropolis was established in 1910.
Time Zone: The area where Metropolis was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Metropolis was located: 775
Communities Also Named Metropolis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Metropolis - they are located in Illinois, Kansas and Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Metropolis.
Communities near Metropolis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Metropolis.
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wells
- From Metropolis to Wells
- Melandco ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melandco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
- Melandco is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Melandco
- From Metropolis to Melandco
- Deeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
- Deeth is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deeth
- From Metropolis to Deeth
- Afton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Afton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Elko County
- Afton has also been known as:
- Taber City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Afton
- From Metropolis to Afton
- Holborn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holborn
- Holborn is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holborn
- From Metropolis to Holborn
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Wilkins is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilkins
- From Metropolis to Wilkins
- Wood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wood
- From Metropolis to Wood
- Shores ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Halleck
- From Metropolis to Fort Halleck
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halleck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Halleck is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Halleck
- From Metropolis to Halleck
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Metropolis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metropolis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metropolis. 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 Metropolis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metropolis. See our Newspapers Page for Metropolis.
Adding Metropolis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Metropolis in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Metropolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Metropolis post office opened in 1911.
We also found Metropolis in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Metropolis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.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 Metropolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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/ |