Welcome to Mercer ...
So far, we found very little information about Mercer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mercer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mercer, please Contact Us.
Mercer would have been located within present day Lane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mercer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mercer is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mercer was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Mercer was located: 541 & 458<4>
Communities Also Named Mercer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Mercer - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), 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.
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Dunes City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
- Dunes City is located in Lane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Yachats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yachats have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yachats
- Yachats is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yachats <5>
- Point Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Point Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
- Point Terrace is located in Lane County
- Mapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
- Westlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <5>
- Swisshome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisshome
- Swisshome is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisshome <5>
- Deadwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Deadwood is located in Lane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <5>
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Tillicum Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum Beach
- Tillicum Beach is located in Lincoln County
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.
Adding Mercer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mercer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Mercer post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mercer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mercer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Mercer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Mercer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |