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Welcome to Mercers Bottom ...

Mercers Bottom is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mercers Bottom, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mercers Bottom is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mercers Bottom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mercers Bottom: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Mercers Bottom ...

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

  • Hurricane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barboursville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gallipolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Winfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eleanor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bancroft
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Proctorville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mercers Bottom ...

Looking for more information about Mercers Bottom? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mercers Bottom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mercers Bottom.

Adding Mercers Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mercers Bottom 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 Mercers Bottom was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mercers Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mercers Bottom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Mercers Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mercers Bottom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.