Welcome to Merna ...

The village of Merna is located in Custer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Merna has a population of 364 people<3> (see below for details).

Merna is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Merna is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Merna: (308)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Merna had an population of 364 people. This is an increase of 0.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Merna had a population of 363 people. This makes Merna the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Merna represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 236th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 363 people, the population of Merna decreased 7.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 391 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Merna.

Communities Also Named Merna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Merna - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Merna ...

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

• Broken Bow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <5>
• Callaway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Anselmo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
  • Anselmo is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <5>
• Berwyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <5>
• New Helena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
  • New Helena is located in Custer County
• Gates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Custer County
• Weissert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <5>
• Westerville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Arnold
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
• Buckeye
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merna. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Merna.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merna ...

Looking for more information about Merna? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Merna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Merna.

Adding Merna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merna 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 Merna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Merna post office opened in 1880.

We also found Merna on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

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