RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Anne Arundel County >> MerrywoodIndex...

Welcome to Merrywood ...

Merrywood is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

Merrywood is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Merrywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Merrywood: This one is located in Anne Arundel County and the other is located in Baltimore County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 5 communities that are also named Merrywood - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Merrywood ...

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

  • Bowie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Annapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Greenbelt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
  • Hyattsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • New Carrollton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bladensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Rainier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Riverdale Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrywood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merrywood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.