Editing Merom, Indiana (section)

==History==

Merom was founded by Stinnett Gettinger in 1817, and a log courthouse located there served as the first [[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan County]] seat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Merom Founded 1817 |url=https://www.in.gov/history/state-historical-markers/find-a-marker/merom-founded-1817/ |website=Indiana Historical Bureau |publisher=State of Indiana |access-date=25 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

The town's name commemorates the [[Battle of the Waters of Merom]] in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n205 206]}}</ref> The Merom post office has been in operation since 1818.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Sullivan&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Sullivan County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 29, 2016}}</ref>

[[Union Christian College, Merom|Union Christian College]] existed in Merom from 1859–1924.

[[File:Merom, Indiana.jpg|thumb|Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.]]