- Metz, Indiana
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Metz — Town — Metz, looking north from the main intersection toward the Metz Christian Church.
MetzCoordinates: 41°36′58″N 84°50′22″W / 41.61611°N 84.83944°WCoordinates: 41°36′58″N 84°50′22″W / 41.61611°N 84.83944°W Country United States State Indiana County Steuben Township York Elevation 988 ft (301 m) ZIP code 46703 FIPS code 18-48618[1] GNIS feature ID 439053[2] Metz is an unincorporated town in York Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
Geography
Metz is located at at the intersection of roads 800 E and 200 S, at 41°36′58″N 84°50′22″W / 41.61611°N 84.83944°W.
History
In 1836, Fayette Barron was the first settler at the crossroads that would become Metz.[3]
The village of Metz reached its heyday during the late 19th and early 20th century. By 1885, the village had two dry goods and several other retail shops, a saw mill and a flouring mill, a hotel, post office, various craftsman, and four physicians.[4]
In 1919, the York township schools were consolidated with those of Richland Township into the Metz school. This school, with students from kindergarten through high school, operated for 40 years, until it was closed in 1959, a victim of falling enrollment.[5]
Today, Metz is a largely a collection of a dozen or so houses, a church, and the Metz Apartments.
References
- Anspaugh, Colleen (1997) "Old towns", Steuben Herald-Republican, Angola, Indiana, p. A3.
- Folck, Dorsey (1956) "York Township", Harvey Morley, editor, The 1955 History, Complete County Atlas, pictorial and Biographical Album of Steuben County, Indiana, Angola, Indiana, pp. 46-47.
- History of Steuben County (1885) Inter-State Publishing Co, Chicago.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Metz, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:439053. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Folck, p. 46.
- ^ 1885 History of Steuben County.
- ^ Anspaugh.
Municipalities and communities of Steuben County, Indiana County seat: Angola City 
Towns Townships Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Steuben County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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