Metamora’s post office opened in 1838, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940
2 places in town are on the National Register, among them the Duck Creek Aqueduct, a National Historic Landmark.
How Metamora began
When was Metamora founded?
The Metamora post office opened in 1838, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 listings protect 115 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.
★ LandmarkNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Metamora’s history
What year was Metamora founded?
The Metamora post office opened in 1838, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Metamora?
2 listings: 1 structure. 115 historic buildings in all.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.