Metz, West Virginia

Metz, West Virginia
—  Unincorporated community  —
Metz, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°34′49″N 80°22′11″W / 39.58028°N 80.36972°W / 39.58028; -80.36972Coordinates: 39°34′49″N 80°22′11″W / 39.58028°N 80.36972°W / 39.58028; -80.36972
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Marion
Elevation	1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26585
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554500[1]

Metz is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Metz is located along U.S. Route 250 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northwest of Mannington. Metz has a post office with ZIP code 26585.^[2]

History

Founded by Jacob Metz in the early 1800s well before the state of West Virginia seceded from the Confederacy. The village of Metz was first known as "Bee Hive Station" because Jacob kept many bee hives. In 1850, representatives of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad approached Jacob about buying land for a needed rights-of-way. Jacob agreed to give them the land providing they build a station and name it for him. Metz Crossing was shortened to just "Metz" and remains so even today.

References

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup