Metz, Iowa

Metz is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. Metz lies along West 62nd Street south of Interstate 80.[1]

Metz, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Metz, Iowa is located in Iowa
Metz, Iowa
Metz, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°39′59″N 93°08′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJasper
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464654[1]

History

A post office at Metz opened in 1875, originally named Farmersville. The name was changed to Metz in 1877 and the post office closed in 1918.[2] Metz was founded on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

The Metz Community Church was founded in 1911,[3] and still operates today. Around 1918, Metz also boasted three auto repair shops, two general stores, and two coal stores.[4]

The population of Metz was 36 in 1902,[5] was 31 in 1917,[6] and was 65 in 1925.[7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Metz, Iowa
  2. "GNIS Detail - Metz Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. Adams, Marvelyn Lane (2011). Our Heritage: History of the Metz Community Church, Metz, Iowa, 1911-2011 : a Century of Serving. Marvelyn Lane Adams.
  4. Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1918. p. 720.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
  7. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
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