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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 Merry Hill (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 Merry Hill. 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.
Name Variations for Merry Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Merryhill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Merry Hill is located in Bertie County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Merry Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merry Hill:
- Bertie County (The home county of Merry Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edenhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Askewville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Colerain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Powellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Hexlena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Lewiston Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Aulander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Kelford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Pungo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Gaylord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Pinetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Pantego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Walla Watta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Edenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mavaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Hobbsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Mintonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Gatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Harrellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Ahoskie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Cofield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Menola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Dardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Everetts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Bear Grass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gold Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Robersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pasquotank County
- Nixonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yeopim Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Snug Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Hertford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Winfall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Tyrrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Lands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Pea Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wenona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Creswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merry Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Merry Hill.
Cemeteries Near Merry Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merry Hill.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Merry Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merry Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vine Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cashie Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (50 more) ...
- Gatling - Smith Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Merry Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merry Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merry Hill, with the one closest to Merry Hill listed first.
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Sans Souci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Mount Gould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Gould is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gould
- Edenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Rockyhock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
- Dardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Skinnersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Colerain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Jamesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merry Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merry Hill.
Newspapers Published in Merry Hill ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merry Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merry Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merry Hill.
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 either 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 Merry Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Tyrrell County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Merry Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |