Welcome to Merton ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Merton is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Merton: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Merton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Merton - they are located in British Columbia, California, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merton.

Communities near Merton ...

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

Owatonna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owatonna is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <4>
Faribault
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faribault is located in Rice County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faribault <4>
Waseca
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waseca is located in Waseca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <4>
Rice Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
Dodge Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <4>
Blooming Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <4>
Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenyon <4>
Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Rice County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <4>
Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morristown is located in Rice County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <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 Merton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merton ...

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

Adding Merton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Merton post office opened in 1862. The Merton post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Merton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Merton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/