Welcome to Mercer ...

Mercer is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mercer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Mercer is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mercer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Mercer: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Mercer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Mercer - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mercer.

Communities near Mercer ...

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

• Fremont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Blair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <5>
• Elkhorn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <5>
• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Wahoo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <5>
• Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <5>
• Bennington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <5>
• Yutan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
  • Yutan is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <5>
• Arlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• North Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • North Bend is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <5>

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 Mercer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mercer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mercer. 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 Mercer.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mercer ...

Looking for more information about Mercer? 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 Mercer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mercer.

Adding Mercer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mercer 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 Mercer was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Mercer mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mercer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/