Welcome to Merck ...
So far, we found very little information about Merck. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Merck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merck, please Contact Us.
Merck would have been located within present day Cross County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Merck is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Merck was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Merck was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near Merck ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merck.
- Wynne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marked Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Earle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyronza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crawfordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <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 Merck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merck.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merck. 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 Merck.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merck. See our Newspapers Page for Merck.
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 Merck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Merck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Merck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |