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Welcome to Merricourt ...

The city of Merricourt is located in Dickey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merricourt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Merricourt is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merricourt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Merricourt: 701

Communities near Merricourt ...

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

  • Ellendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kulm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <3>
  • Fullerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Fredonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forbes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Monango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Monango is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Berlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jud
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jud is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <3>
  • Silverleaf
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merricourt ...

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

Adding Merricourt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merricourt 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 Merricourt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Merricourt post office opened in 1883. The Merricourt post office closed in 1990.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merricourt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Dickey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merricourt - 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/