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Welcome to Merry ...

Merry is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Merry is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Merry: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Merry ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Millbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wetumpka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallassee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Coosada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shorter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cecil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil

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 Merry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merry ...

Looking for more information about Merry? 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 Merry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merry.

Adding Merry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merry 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 (so far) for Merry was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merry - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Merry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Merry 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.