Mercer, Ohio

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Mercer is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Mercer was laid out in 1833. [2] A post office was established at Mercer in 1837, and remained in operation until 1957. [3] The community's original name was "Milan", but an act of the General Assembly changed its name to "Mercer" in 1837, honoring Hugh Mercer, hero to the American Revolution who died sixty years prior. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mercer, Ohio
  2. ↑ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p.  151.
  3. ↑ "Mercer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio: Being the First Session of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly . Columbus: State of Ohio, 1837, 798.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 86.

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