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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 railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Elk City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Yutan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Yutan is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yutan <2>
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bluffs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Colon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mead is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
  • Fontanelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fontanelle is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Nickerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ames
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kennard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Orum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orum is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum
  • Telbasta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Telbasta is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telbasta
  • Wahoo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <2>
  • Ithaca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Malmo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gretna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Millard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Morse Bluff
    (18 miles [29 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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