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Welcome to Merrimon ...

Merrimon is located in Carteret County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrimon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Merrimon is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Merrimon: 252

Communities near Merrimon ...

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

  • Havelock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Morehead City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Atlantic Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bayboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arapahoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrimon ...

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

Adding Merrimon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merrimon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Merrimon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Merrimon post office opened in 1881. The Merrimon post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrimon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merrimon - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/