Welcome to Merrell Beach ...
Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Merrell Beach: Merrell Bch.
Merrell Beach is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Merrell Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Merrell Beach: 205 & 659<3>
Communities near Merrell Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merrell Beach.
- Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sylacauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
- Clanton is located in Chilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <4>
- Montevallo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Childersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jemison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Merrell Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrell Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merrell Beach. 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 Merrell Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrell Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Merrell Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrell Beach ...
Looking for more information about Merrell Beach? 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 Merrell Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merrell Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merrell Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Merrell Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Merrell Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |