Welcome to Mercur ...

So far, we found very little information about Mercur. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mercur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mercur, please Contact Us.

Mercur would have been located within present day Tooele County<2>.

Mercur was established in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mercur is 6,660 feet [2,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mercur is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mercur was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mercur once stood is in the (435) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Mercur was originally named Lewiston. For more information about the names of Mercur, see The Names of Mercur on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Mercur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mercur - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mercur.

Communities near Mercur ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mercur.

• Lehi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <5>
• Herriman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
• Riverton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
• Eagle Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
  • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <5>
• Tooele
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
  • Tooele is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <5>
• Saratoga Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>
• Bluffdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffdale
  • Bluffdale is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffdale <5>
• Copperton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
  • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County
• Stockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
• Rush Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
  • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <5>

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 Mercur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mercur.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mercur. 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 Mercur.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mercur. See our Newspapers Page for Mercur.

Adding Mercur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mercur 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 for Mercur was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

We also found Mercur on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mercur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/