Metz, Indiana

Metz
Unincorporated community
Metz, looking north from the main intersection toward the Metz Christian Church.
Metz
Coordinates: 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 community in York Township, Steuben County, Indiana.

Geography

Metz is located 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. Team name known as the Mohawks^[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.

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Metz, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. Folck, p. 46.
4. 1885 History of Steuben County.
5. Anspaugh.