Welcome to Merry Hill ...

Merry Hill is located in Bertie County<1>.

The location of Merry Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Merry Hill was established in 1690.

Merry Hill is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Merry Hill is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

Communities near Merry Hill ...

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

• Williamston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Edenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
  • Edenton is located in Chowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edenton <4>
• Windsor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Roper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Roper is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <4>
• Jamesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <4>
• Powellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
  • Powellsville is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
• Askewville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askewville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
  • Askewville is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Colerain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Colerain is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Ashland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Bertie County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merry Hill ...

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

Adding Merry Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merry Hill 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 for Merry Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Merry Hill post office opened in 1816.

We also found Merry Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merry Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bertie County: www.co.bertie.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/