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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 Old Merritt (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 Old Merritt. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Old Merritt is located in Douglas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Christian, Howell, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster & Wright.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Old Merritt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Red Bank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
    • Arden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in Douglas County
    • Rome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Douglas County
    • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
      • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
    • Smallett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smallett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
      • Smallett is located in Douglas County
    • Ava
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Ava is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
    • Squires
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
      • Squires is located in Douglas County
    • Olathia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
    • Gentryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
      • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Elkhead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
      • Elkhead is located in Christian County
    • Garrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Christian County
    • Bruner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Christian County
    • Chadwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
      • Chadwick is located in Christian County
    • Oldfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Christian County
    • Velsor ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
      • Velsor is located in Christian County
    • Sparta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Christian County
    • Pembina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Christian County
    • Saddlebrooke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
      • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
      • Saddlebrooke village
    • Ozark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
    • Chestnutridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Turners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
      • Turners is located in Greene County
    • Sequiota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
      • Sequiota is located in Greene County
    • Mumford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Greene County
    • Langston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Langston is located in Greene County
    • Strafford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <3>
    • Battlefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Battlefield is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ozark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Foil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
      • Foil is located in Ozark County
    • Wasola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
      • Wasola is located in Ozark County
    • Summit City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County
    • Thornfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
      • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
    • Longrun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
      • Longrun is located in Ozark County
    • Noble
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Ozark County
    • Almartha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
      • Almartha is located in Ozark County
    • Ocie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
      • Ocie is located in Ozark County
    • Romance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
      • Romance is located in Ozark County
    • Theodosia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
      • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Isabella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabella <3>
    • Sundown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponce de Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
      • Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Stone County
    • Silver Dollar City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Dollar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
      • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
    • Reeds Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring
      • Reeds Spring is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <3>
    • Branson West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
      • Branson West is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Indian Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
      • Indian Point is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Point <3>
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Stone County
  • Taney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Bradleyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
      • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
    • McClurg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClurg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
      • McClurg is located in Taney County
    • Taneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
      • Taneyville is located in Taney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Kissee Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Mills
      • Kissee Mills is located in Taney County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissee Mills <3>
    • Forsyth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rueter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rueter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
      • Rueter is located in Taney County
    • Merriam Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
      • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
    • Rockaway Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
      • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <3>
    • Walnut Shade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
      • Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
    • Day
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
      • Day is located in Taney County
    • Bull Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
      • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Powersite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
      • Powersite is located in Taney County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Olga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
      • Olga is located in Webster County
    • Sarvis Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarvis Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
      • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
    • Rogersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fordland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
      • Fordland is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <3>
    • Seymour
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
    • Diggins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Crown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Webster County
    • Northview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
      • Northview is located in Webster County
    • Marshfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Macomb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Wright County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
    • Odin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Odin is located in Wright County
  • Boone County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Merritt, with the one closest to Old Merritt listed first.
    • Boone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
    • Diamond City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Diamond City is located in Boone County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <3>
    • Lowry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Old Merritt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Merritt.

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 Old Merritt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Herrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boulder Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulder Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boulder Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huffman Cemetery West
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Capp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Goodhope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Horner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harvill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Old Merritt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Merritt.

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

  • Roy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Roy is located in Douglas County
  • Red Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
  • Brownbranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownbranch
    • Brownbranch is located in Taney County
  • Rome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Douglas County
  • Arden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Arden is located in Douglas County
  • Garrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Christian County
  • Bradleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
  • Elkhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
    • Elkhead is located in Christian County
  • Arno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Arno is located in Douglas County
  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
  • Chadwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
    • Chadwick is located in Christian County
  • Smallett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smallett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
    • Smallett is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dogwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
      • Dogwood is located in Douglas County
    • Velsor ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
      • Velsor is located in Christian County
    • Swan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Taney County

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

Newspapers Published in Old Merritt ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Merritt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Merritt, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Merritt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old Merritt:

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Old Merritt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Merritt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Merritt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8998, Longitude: -92.8874       In this case, the coordinates for Old Merritt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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