Welcome to Merson ...

Merson is located in Allegan County<1>.

The location of Merson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Merson is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Merson ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Allegan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>
• Wayland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Otsego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <4>
• Plainwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <4>
• Paw Paw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
• Mattawan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <4>
• Parchment
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <4>
• Bangor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Lawton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <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 Merson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merson ...

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

Adding Merson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merson 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 Merson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Merson post office opened in 1898.

We also found Merson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/