Welcome to Mertie ...
So far, we found very little information about Mertie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mertie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mertie, please Contact Us.
Mertie would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
The location of Mertie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mertie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mertie is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mertie was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Mertie still existed, it would have been in the (336) area code.
Communities near Mertie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mertie.
- North Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <5>
- Wilkesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <5>
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
- West Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <5>
- Ronda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <5>
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Dehart
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Wilbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes 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 Mertie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mertie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mertie. 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 Mertie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mertie. See our Newspapers Page for Mertie.
Adding Mertie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mertie in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mertie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mertie post office opened in 1906.
We also found Mertie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mertie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mertie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mertie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |