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Welcome to Metalton ...Metalton is located in Raleigh County<1>. The location of Metalton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Metalton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917. Metalton is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Metalton is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Metalton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Metalton: (304) & (681)<4> Communities Also Named Metalton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Metalton - it's located in Arkansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Metalton. Communities near Metalton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Metalton.
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 Metalton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metalton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metalton. 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 Metalton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metalton. See our Newspapers Page for Metalton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Metalton ...Looking for more information about Metalton? 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 Metalton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Metalton. Adding Metalton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Metalton 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 Metalton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Metalton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Metalton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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