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Welcome to Metzler ...

Metzler is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Metzler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Metzler is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Metzler: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Metzler ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Metzler.

  • Connellsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meyersdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Connellsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Boswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunbar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Grantsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Confluence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Metzler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metzler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metzler. 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 Metzler.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metzler. See our Newspapers Page for Metzler.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Metzler ...

Looking for more information about Metzler? 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 Metzler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Metzler.

Adding Metzler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Metzler 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 Metzler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Metzler post office opened in 1891. The Metzler post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Metzler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Metzler - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Metzler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Metzler 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>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/