Welcome to Mertzon ...The city of Mertzon is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Mertzon is located in Irion County<1> and is the County Seat for Irion County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Mertzon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mertzon has a population of 753 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Mertzon is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mertzon is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Mertzon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Mertzon: 325 The ZIP code for Mertzon: 76941<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mertzon had an population of 753 people. This is a decrease of 3.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.25% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mertzon had a population of 781 people (which is 48.6% of the total population of Irion County). This makes Mertzon the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 781 people, the population of Mertzon decreased 6.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 839 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mertzon. Communities near Mertzon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mertzon.
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 Mertzon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mertzon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mertzon. 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 Mertzon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mertzon. See our Newspapers Page for Mertzon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mertzon ...Looking for more information about Mertzon? 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 Mertzon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mertzon. Adding Mertzon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mertzon 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 Mertzon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Mertzon. Footnotes ...
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