Metz is an unincorporated community in York Township, Steuben County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
Metz, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 41°36′58″N 84°50′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Steuben |
Township | York |
Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46703 |
Area code(s) | 260 |
FIPS code | 18-48618[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 439053 |
In 1836, Fayette Barron was the first settler at the crossroads that would become Metz.[4]
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, various craftsman, and four physicians.[5]
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. Team name known as the Mohawks.[6]
A post office was established at Metz in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1959.[7]
Today, Metz is a largely a collection of a dozen or so houses, a church, the Metz Apartments, and a pop machine by the firehouse.
Metz is located at the intersection of roads 800 E and 200 S, at 41°36′58″N 84°50′22″W.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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