Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Mercer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mercer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mercer listed first.
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iveyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gravity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Mount Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Nodaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Nevinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nevinville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevinville
- Ladoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Ringgold County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- East Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villisca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Mercer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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