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Welcome to Merson ...

Merson is located in Allegan County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Allegan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Otsego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Plainwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Paw Paw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mattawan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Parchment
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bangor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Lawton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>

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 (so far) for Merson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Merson post office opened in 1898. The Merson post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Allegan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/