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Do you know of Merrifield ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Merrifield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Merrifield.<1>

Our sources for Merrifield (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Merrifield other than they indicate that Merrifield would be found somewhere in Saint Johns County, Florida.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1886 and closed  in 1892.

Communities Also Named Merrifield ...

We found six communities that share the name Merrifield.

Within Florida, the name Merrifield is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Merrifield [Jefferson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Merrifield [Crow Wing County].
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Merrifield [Cayuga County].
    • North Dakota
      • Grand Forks County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Merrifield [Grand Forks County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Merrifield [Fairfax County].
      • Portsmouth City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Merrifield [Portsmouth City].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Merrifield ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Merrifield:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Merrifield - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Saint Johns County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Saint Johns County.

Araguey ParkNorth Beach Junction
  
Buena VistaOcean Beach
BulowOglethrope
 Orange Dale
CartervilleOuld's
Center ParkOwasco
Cokesbury 
ColfaxPalermo
 Picnic Grove
Evaville 
 Racy Point
FavoritaRaulersons
FruitoveRoy
  
GilbertvilleSmiths
 South Beach
Holy Branch 
 Tocoi Junction
Magnolia Grove 
MatanzasVernerville
Middleton 
MillcreekWesley Manor
 West Augustine
NeogaWindemere
New Augustine 
New Saint AugustineYoungs Crossing

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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