Do you know of Merchantville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Merchantville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Merchantville.<1>

Our sources for Merchantville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Merchantville other than they indicate that Merchantville would be found somewhere in Camden County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1866 and closed  in 1911.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Merchantville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Merchantville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Merchantville - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in  Camden County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Camden County.