Welcome to Mier ...

Mier is located in Grant County<1>.

The location of Mier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Mier is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Mier: (765)

Communities near Mier ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mier.

• Kokomo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Peru
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Wabash
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <4>
• Gas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
• Upland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Fairmount
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
• Greentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
• Jonesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Galveston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mier.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mier. See our Newspapers Page for Mier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mier ...

Looking for more information about Mier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mier.

Adding Mier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mier post office opened in 1849.

We also found Mier in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov