Around Mercer ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Mercer, with the nearest first.
- East Gaffney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gaffney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
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- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Pacolet Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Central Pacolet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
For more communities neighboring Mercer, please visit our County-by-County Page for Mercer.
Cherokee County ...
Mercer would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mercer ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mercer.
Airports Near Mercer ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Mercer and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Mercer.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of South Carolina:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Mercer), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |