Welcome to Mertz Town ...

Mertz Town is located in Carbon County<1>.

Mertz Town is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mertz Town ...

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

• Hazleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <3>
• Northampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <3>
• Tamaqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <3>
• Catasauqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
• Palmerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Jim Thorpe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
• West Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Slatington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <3>
• Mahanoy City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <3>
• Lansford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mertz Town ...

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