Welcome to Mercer ...

Mercer is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Mercer: MURR-sir<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mercer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Mercer is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mercer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Mercer: (419) & (567)<5>

Communities Also Named Mercer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Mercer: This one is located in Mercer County and the other is located in Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 17 communities that are also named Mercer - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mercer ...

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

• Van Wert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <6>
• Celina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <6>
• Saint Marys
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
• Delphos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <6>
• Coldwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <6>
• Berne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <6>
• New Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <6>
• Saint Henry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <6>
• Spencerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Spencerville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <6>
• Fort Recovery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
  • Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <6>

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 Mercer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mercer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mercer ...

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

Adding Mercer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mercer 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 Mercer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mercer post office opened in 1837.

We also found Mercer in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mercer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/