Mercer, Tennessee

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]

Mercer, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°28′45″N 89°02′32″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Madison
Area [1]
• Total	1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
• Land	1.74 sq mi (4.51 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	150
• Density	86.16/sq mi (33.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38392
Area code	731
GNIS feature ID	1293606[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	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]