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Welcome to Mertz ...

Mertz is located in Bibb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mertz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Mertz is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mertz: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Mertz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Mertz: This one is located in Bibb County and the other is located in Mobile County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 3 communities that are also named Mertz - they are located in Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near Mertz ...

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

  • Brent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Centreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Centreville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Moundville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Vance
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
  • Coaling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Phipps ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Phipps is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Egypt is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Pearson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mertz ...

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

Adding Mertz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mertz 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 (so far) for Mertz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mertz post office opened in 1899. The Mertz post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mertz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mertz - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Mertz area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Mertz area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/