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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 George County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.

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:

  • George County     (The home county of Merrill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Bexley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in George County
    • Lucedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
      • Lucedale is located in George County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
    • Agricola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in George County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • McLain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Leakesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
    • Brown Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County
    • Avera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Clark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Carson City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
      • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Wade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Wade is located in Jackson County
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>
    • Vancleave
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Wingate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • New Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <2>
    • Richton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • Wiggins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
      • Wiggins is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <2>
  • Mobile County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Wilmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
    • Gulfcrest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Citronelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Semmes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
      • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <2>
  • Washington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrill, with the one closest to Merrill listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Escatawpa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Vinegar Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)

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]<4>. 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 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 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.

  • Merrill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • Bush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
  • Ball Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pipkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pipkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pipkin Cemetery
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
  • Eubanks - Dickerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eubanks - Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eubanks - Dickerson Cemetery
  • Eubanks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eubanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eubanks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Coward Place Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coward Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coward Place Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Leaf Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf 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.

  • Leaf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
  • Leakesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
  • Avera
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Greene County
  • Three Rivers
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Citronelle
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Vinegar Bend
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Escatawpa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)

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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 30.9791, Longitude: -88.7206       In this case, the coordinates for Merrill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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