Merna, Illinois

Merna, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°31′00″N 88°49′33″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Elevation	810 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61761
Area code	309
GNIS feature ID	413436[1]

Merna is an unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Merna is 9 miles (14 km) east-northeast of downtown Bloomington. Merna formerly had a post office with ZIP code 61758, which was closed in the mid-2000s .[2]

Notable person

• George J. Mecherle, founder of State Farm Insurance

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ZIP Code Lookup

External links

• Merna once a center of Irish Catholic life - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois newspaper)

1. Osman Topo Map in McLean County IL
2. "Osman, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.