Welcome to Merle ...
So far, we found very little information about Merle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Merle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merle, please Contact Us.
Merle was located Merle would have been located within present day Burleson County<2>. The location of Merle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Merle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. While the community is gone, the present day location for Merle is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Merle was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Merle once stood is in the (979) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Merle - they are located in California, Iowa, Manitoba and Oregon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merle. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merle. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Merle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merle. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merle. 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 Merle. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merle. See our Newspapers Page for Merle. We originally found mention of Merle 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 Merle was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Merle in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Merle post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Merle.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Merle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. <2> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Burleson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <3> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <4> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <5> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/