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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Merrill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Merrill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Merrill is located in Aroostook County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Merrill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrill:

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Merrill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Smyrna Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Dyer Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
      • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Moro Plantation
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Plantation
      • Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Ludlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Island Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hersey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
      • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • New Limerick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Linneus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
    • Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Houlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Mount Chase
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
      • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Patten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shin Pond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Pond
      • Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
    • Sherman Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
    • Stacyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
      • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrill, see our County-by-County Page for Merrill.

Newspapers Published in Merrill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merrill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Merrill:

Cemeteries Near Merrill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.

  • Tarbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarbell Cemetery
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
  • Smyrna Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Mills Cemetery
  • Barrows Chambers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrows Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrows Chambers Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
  • Darling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
  • Dyer Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Brook Cemetery
  • Oakfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakfield Cemetery
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
  • Marley Bradford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marley Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marley Bradford Cemetery
  • Timoney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timoney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timoney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Amish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Yerxa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hersey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hersey Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Merrill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merrill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.

  • Smyrna Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
    • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Smyrna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Moro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Aroostook County
  • Island Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hersey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • New Limerick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Patten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Linneus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Houlton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hodgdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
      • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Littleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Sherman Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
      • Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrill.

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

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merrill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1642, Longitude: -68.2322       In this case, the coordinates for Merrill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Merrill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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