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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mercer had a population of 211 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mercer had a population of 637 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mercer, with the one closest to Mercer listed first.
- East Mercer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Starks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- New Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norridgewock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allens Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Larone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Skowhegan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Vineyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Beans Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- East Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Strong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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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