Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Mercer came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, 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 Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Mercer was listed as Mercer Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Mercer was listed as Mercer Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Mercer was listed as Mercer Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Mercer in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Mercer for more information.

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