Welcome to East Mercer ...

East Mercer is located in Somerset County<1>.

The location of East 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 East Mercer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Mercer: E. Mercer

East Mercer is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Mercer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Mercer is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near East Mercer ...

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

• Waterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <4>
• Skowhegan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skowhegan
  • Skowhegan is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skowhegan <4>
• Winslow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
• Farmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Oakland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Vassalboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassalboro
  • Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassalboro <4>
• Wilton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Mercer ...

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

Adding East Mercer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 East Mercer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Mercer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Mercer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/