Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Merriam came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Merriam in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Merriam. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Merriam data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Merriam:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Merriam is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Merriam. See our Misc Page for Merriam for more information.