Welcome to Merrittsville ...

So far, we found very little information about Merrittsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Merrittsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merrittsville, please Contact Us.

Merrittsville would have been located within present day Greenville County<2>.

The location of Merrittsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrittsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Merrittsville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Merrittsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Merrittsville still existed, it would have been in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Merrittsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Merrittsville - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Merrittsville ...

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

• Greer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <5>
• Hendersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
• Travelers Rest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <5>
• Brevard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <5>
• Mills River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
  • Mills River is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <5>
• Flat Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
• Landrum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
• Inman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <5>
• Laurel Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <5>
• Tryon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <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 Merrittsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrittsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merrittsville. 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 Merrittsville.

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

Adding Merrittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merrittsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Merrittsville post office opened in 1821.

We also found Merrittsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrittsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/