Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Mercer came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Mercer in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mercer. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Mercer data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mercer:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Mercer. See our Misc Page for Mercer for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Mercer:

Mercer was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)