Welcome to Myricks ...

Myricks is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myricks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Myricks is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Myricks: 508 & 774<3>

Communities near Myricks ...

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

• Providence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• New Bedford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Pawtucket
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Dartmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• North Attleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Myricks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Myricks.

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

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

Adding Myricks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myricks 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 Myricks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Myricks post office opened in 1888. The Myricks post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myricks.