Welcome to Mecan ...

Mecan is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mecan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Mecan is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mecan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Mecan ...

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

• Ripon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
• Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• Wautoma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
• Redgranite
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
• Pardeeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
• Montello
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Montello is located in Marquette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
• Markesan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Westfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westfield is located in Marquette County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
• Princeton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
• Green Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people

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

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

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

Adding Mecan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mecan 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 Mecan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Mecan post office opened in 1903. The Mecan post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mecan.