Welcome to Camp Merriwood ...
Camp Merriwood is located in Bristol County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Camp Merriwood: Cp. Merriwood
Camp Merriwood is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Camp Merriwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Camp Merriwood: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Camp Merriwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camp Merriwood.
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fall River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Attleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Dartmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
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 Camp Merriwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Camp Merriwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Camp Merriwood. 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 Camp Merriwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Merriwood. See our Newspapers Page for Camp Merriwood.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Camp Merriwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Camp Merriwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Camp Merriwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |