Welcome to Metham ...
Metham is located in Coshocton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Metham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Metham is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Metham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Metham: 740 & 220<3>
Communities near Metham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Metham.
- Coshocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
- West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
- Dresden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frazeysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
- Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <4>
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Killbuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
- Killbuck is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <4>
- Baltic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holmesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Metham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metham. 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 Metham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metham. See our Newspapers Page for Metham.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Metham ...
Looking for more information about Metham? 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 Metham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Metham.
Adding Metham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Metham 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 for Metham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Metham post office opened in 1889.
We also found Metham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Metham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Coshocton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Metham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Metham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Metham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |