Merna is an

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in McLean County,

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, United States. Merna is east-northeast of downtown Bloomington. Merna formerly had a

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with ZIP code 61758, which was closed in the mid-2000s .ZIP Code Lookup
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Notable person

* George J. Mecherle, founder of State Farm Insurance

References

External links

Merna once a center of Irish Catholic life - Pantagraph
(Bloomington, Illinois newspaper) Unincorporated communities in McLean County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{McLeanCountyIL-geo-stub