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Merna is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 363 at the 2010 census.

Merna village overview:
Name:	Merna village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Nebraska
County:	Custer County
Elevation:	2,664 ft (812 m)
Total Area:	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km²)
Land Area:	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	343
Population Density:	639.93/sq mi (247.26/km²)
ZIP code:	68856
Area code:	308
FIPS code:	3131780
GNISfeature ID:	0831232

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History

Merna was founded in the 1880s about the time the railroad was extended to that point. It was named Merna in honor of the young daughter of the first postmaster.

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Geography

Merna is located at 41°29′5″N 99°45′44″W / 41.48472°N 99.76222°W / 41.48472; -99.76222 (41.484618, -99.762293).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.40 km), all land.

Recently, Merna was at the center of a geological controversy regarding a depression in the land several miles west of town in the loess hills. Originally called the Bartak Depression after the owners of the land, it was redubbed the Merna Crater by University of Kansas geology professor Wakefield Dort, Jr. Further research showed the crater to be more likely formed by wind and water erosion, but memories of the flurry of importance in the small town remain.