Welcome to Merton ...

Merton is located in Steele County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Merton: (507)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
  • Owatonna is located in Steele County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faribault
  • Faribault is located in Rice County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
  • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
• Dodge Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
  • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
  • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
  • Kenyon is located in Goodhue County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
  • Dundas is located in Rice County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Morristown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Rice County
  • 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 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.

We also found Merton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steele County: www.co.steele.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/