Welcome to Merlin ...

Merlin is located in Plumas County<1>.

Merlin is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merlin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Merlin: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Merlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Merlin - they are located in Louisiana, Ontario, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merlin.

Communities near Merlin ...

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

• Paradise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>
• Tobin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tobin is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
• Big Bar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Bar is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
• Pulga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pulga is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulga
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulga <4>
• Stirling City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stirling City is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stirling City <4>
• Bucks Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
• Merrimac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Merrimac is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
• Belden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belden is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belden <4>
• Inskip ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Inskip is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
• Powellton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Powellton is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merlin ...

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

Adding Merlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merlin 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 Merlin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merlin.