Mercer, MO

Mercer is a small farming town in north-central Missouri that serves as the county seat. Located on US Highway 136, it connects east to Trenton and west toward Kansas, with State Route 146 running north-south. The town of 325 residents sits amid corn and soybean country, about 40 miles from the nearest interstate. The 1891 red brick courthouse with its working clock tower anchors the town square and has been keeping time for over 130 years.