Welcome to Merced Falls ...
Merced Falls is located in Merced County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Merced Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Merced Falls is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Merced Falls lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Merced Falls is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.
Communities near Merced Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merced Falls.
- Merced
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
- Merced is located in Merced County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <3>
- Atwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Merced County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <3>
- Hornitos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornitos
- Hornitos is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornitos <3>
- Snelling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Snelling is located in Merced County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snelling <3>
- Bear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - La Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
- Catheys Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
- Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <3>
- Coulterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Coulterville is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <3>
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 Merced Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merced Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merced Falls. 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 Merced Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merced Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Merced Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merced Falls ...
Looking for more information about Merced Falls? 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 Merced Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merced Falls.
Adding Merced Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Merced Falls 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 for Merced Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Merced Falls post office opened in 1856.
We also found Merced Falls in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Merced Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merced Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merced Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |