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Nearest Communities to Metz,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Metz, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Metz:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Metz.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Metz is located in Ector County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ector County: Andrews, Crane, Midland, Upton, Ward & Winkler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 34 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Metz. Of these communities, 20 are located in counties other than Ector County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Metz (which is Ector County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Metz

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ector County   (where Metz resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.ector.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Ector:   Odessa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Metz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Metz.
      • Judkins
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
        • Judkins is located in Ector County
      • Badger ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
        • Badger is located in Ector County
      • Penwell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
        • Penwell is located in Ector County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <4>
      • Douro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douro
        • Douro is located in Ector County
      • West Odessa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
        • West Odessa is located in Ector County
      • Arcade
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
        • Arcade is located in Ector County
      • Notrees
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
        • Notrees is located in Ector County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <4>
      • Pleasant Farms
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farms
        • Pleasant Farms is located in Ector County
      • Goldsmith
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
        • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <4>
      • Turnbaugh Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbaugh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbaugh Corner
        • Turnbaugh Corner is located in Ector County
      • Odessa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • North Cowden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cowden
        • North Cowden is located in Ector County
      • Scharbauer City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
        • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
      • Gardendale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Andrews County
  • Crane County
    • County Seat for Crane:   Crane
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Metz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Metz.
      • Tubbs Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tubbs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Corner
        • Tubbs Corner is located in Crane County
      • Crane
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Horsehead Crossing ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horsehead Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead Crossing
        • Horsehead Crossing is located in Crane County
  • Midland County
    • County Website:   www.co.midland.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Midland:   Midland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Metz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Metz.
      • Warfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
        • Warfield is located in Midland County
      • Corner Windmill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
        • Corner Windmill is located in Midland County
  • Pecos County
  • Ward County
    • County Seat for Ward:   Monahans
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Metz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Metz.
      • Monahans
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thorntonville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
        • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Wickett
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
        • Wickett is located in Ward County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <4>
      • Three Corner Windmill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Corner Windmill
        • Three Corner Windmill is located in Ward County
      • Royalty
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandfalls
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
        • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <4>
      • Pyote
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winkler County
    • County Website:   www.co.winkler.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Winkler:   Kermit
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Metz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Metz.
      • Cowden Place
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Place
        • Cowden Place is located in Winkler County
      • Cheyenne
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
        • Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
      • Kermit
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wink
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wink
        • Wink is located in Winkler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wink <4>
      • Magwalt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magwalt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magwalt
        • Magwalt is located in Winkler County
      • Vesrue
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesrue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesrue
        • Vesrue is located in Winkler County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Metz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7035, Longitude: -102.6571       In this case, the coordinates for Metz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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