Welcome to Merino ...

Merino is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

The location of Merino has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Merino: muh-REEN-oh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merino, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Merino is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Merino is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Merino lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Merino: (406)

Communities Also Named Merino ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Merino: This one is located in Judith Basin County and the other is located in Meagher County.

Beyond Montana, there are 4 communities that are also named Merino - they are located in Colorado, Rhode Island and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merino.

Communities near Merino ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merino.

• Stanford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <5>
• Geyser
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <5>
• Arrow Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
• Coffee Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
  • Coffee Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffee Creek <5>
• Windham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
• Raynesford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynesford
  • Raynesford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raynesford <5>
• Denton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Monarch
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Monarch is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <5>
• Armington Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
• Geraldine
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Merino. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merino.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merino. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merino.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merino. See our Newspapers Page for Merino.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merino ...

Looking for more information about Merino? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Merino, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merino.

Adding Merino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merino in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Merino was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Merino post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merino.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merino. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/