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.
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <5>
- Willow Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <5>
- Doland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
- Doland is located in Spink County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doland <5>
- Elrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
- Naples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
- Pitrodie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 for Merton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Merton post office opened in 1882.
We also found Merton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Merton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.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 Merton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Merton. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |