Mercer, Tennessee

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Mercer, Tennessee
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Mercer, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°28′45″N89°02′32″W / 35.47917°N 89.04222°W / 35.47917; -89.04222
CountryUnited States
State Tennessee
County Madison
Area
[1]
  Total1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
  Land1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total150
  Density86.16/sq mi (33.26/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38392
Area code 731
GNIS feature ID1293606 [3]

Mercer is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. [3] It is located along State Route 138 halfway between Interstate 40 and Toone, just east of the Hatchie River. [4] Mercer has a post office; its zip code is 38392. [5]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 150
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

History

Mercer was founded in 1888 by T. B. Mercer, for whom the community is named, at an intersection of a stagecoach road and the Tennessee Midland Railroad. Mercer erected a general store at the intersection, and it was followed in 1894 by a railroad station officially named Mercer. By the turn of the century, a lumber company and several churches had been established in the area. The community eventually had a bank and an opera house, but the former failed in 1933 and the latter burned down in the late 20th century. [7]

Notes

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Mercer, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Mercer". Google Maps . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  5. United States Postal Service (2012). "Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. Alexander, Harbert (2002). Tales of Madison: Historical Sketches on Jackson & Madison County, Tennessee. Hillsboro Press. ISBN   9781577362654.


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