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Welcome to Merryman Heights ...

Merryman Heights is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Merryman Heights: Merryman Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Merryman Heights is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Merryman Heights: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Merryman Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Merryman Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Merryman Heights ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Laytonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merryman Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merryman Heights - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Merryman Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Merryman Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.