This is in ArcMap 10.6.1. I have four polygons that I would like to merge into a single shapefile and have the order of polygons shown on the map from smallest to largest (see first screenshot attached). However, when I try to use the Merge tool, I get a different result (see second screenshot). I'm thinking the merge is done by how it looks at the attribute table of each polygon. Each polygon has the same fields in their attribute tables (see third screenshot for an example). I'm unsure how I can make the Merge tool (or possibly the Append tool) work to order the polygons from smallest to largest like in screenshot 1.