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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 in 1895, Mercer had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mercer had a population of 296 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mercer, with the one closest to Mercer listed first.

  • Ilia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ilia is located in Mercer County
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  • Alvord ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvord is located in Mercer County
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  • Ravanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Wataga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wataga is located in Mercer County
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  • Cleopatra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
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  • Adel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Adel is located in Mercer County
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  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Saline is located in Mercer County
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  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Mercer County
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  • Topsy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Topsy is located in Mercer County
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  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Big Spring is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Burrows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lucerne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Powersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Pleasanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cainsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Newtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hodge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
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  • Mill Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
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  • Allerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blockly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Blockly is located in Decatur County (IA)
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  • Akron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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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