Welcome to Merchants Hope ...
So far, we found very little information about Merchants Hope. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Merchants Hope to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merchants Hope, please Contact Us.
Merchants Hope would have been located within present day Prince George County<2>.
The location of Merchants Hope has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Merchants Hope is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Merchants Hope was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Merchants Hope once stood is in the (804) area code.
Communities near Merchants Hope ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merchants Hope.
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <5>
- Colonial Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bermuda Hundred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Kimages
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Burrowsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Charles City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
- Charles City is located in Charles City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <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 Merchants Hope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merchants Hope.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merchants Hope. 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 Merchants Hope.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merchants Hope. See our Newspapers Page for Merchants Hope.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prince George County: www.princegeorgeva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Merchants Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merchants Hope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |