Welcome to Merkel ...The town of Merkel is located in the Texas Panhandle. Merkel is located in Taylor County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Merkel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Merkel has a population of 2,620 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Merkel is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Merkel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Merkel: 325 The ZIP code for Merkel: 79536<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Merkel had an population of 2,620 people. This is an increase of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Merkel had a population of 2,590 people. This makes Merkel the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Merkel represents 0.01% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 501st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,590 people, the population of Merkel decreased 1.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,637 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Merkel. Communities near Merkel ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merkel.
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 Merkel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merkel. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merkel. 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 Merkel. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merkel. See our Newspapers Page for Merkel. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merkel ...Looking for more information about Merkel? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Merkel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Merkel. Adding Merkel to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Merkel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Merkel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Merkel. Footnotes ...
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