Welcome to Merton ...So far, we found very little information about Merton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Merton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merton, please Contact Us. Merton would have been located within present day Clark County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Merton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Merton had a population of 51 people.<3> (see below for details). While the community is gone, the present day location for Merton is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Merton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Merton was located: 605 Communities Also Named Merton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Merton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merton. Communities near Merton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merton.
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 Merton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merton. 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 Merton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merton. See our Newspapers Page for Merton. Adding Merton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Merton 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 (so far) for Merton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Merton. Footnotes ...
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