Welcome to Merrillville ...

Merrillville is located in Thomas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrillville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Merrillville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merrillville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Merrillville: 229

Communities Also Named Merrillville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Merrillville - they are located in California and Indiana.

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

Communities near Merrillville ...

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

• Thomasville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
• Moultrie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
  • Moultrie is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultrie <3>
• Cairo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
• Hansell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
  • Hansell is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
• Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
• Meigs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
  • Meigs is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <3>
• Newark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
• Ochlocknee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
  • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <3>
• Pavo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
  • Pavo is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavo <3>
• Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <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 Merrillville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrillville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrillville ...

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

Adding Merrillville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merrillville 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 Merrillville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Merrillville post office opened in 1900.

We also found Merrillville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrillville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merrillville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/