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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 Merrick (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 Merrick. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Merrick is located in Nassau County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nassau County: Bronx, Queens & Suffolk.

Below are the counties that are near Merrick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrick:

  • Nassau County     (The home county of Merrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Bellmore
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Freeport
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • North Merrick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • North Merrick is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Merrick
    • North Bellmore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bellmore is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellmore
    • Wantagh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roosevelt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Wantagh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Wantagh is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wantagh
    • Baldwin Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin Harbor is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Harbor
    • Baldwin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Hempstead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Hempstead is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hempstead
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • City Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Locust Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Throggs Neck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
    • Bronx
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bronx is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
      • Bronx has also been known as:
      • Bronx
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
    • Eastchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • Concourse Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
    • Fordham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fordham is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
    • Williams Bridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
    • Kings Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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    • Riverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Canarsie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bushwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bushwick is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • Weeksville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Brooklyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Flatlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Flatlands is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Greenpoint
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Flatbush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Gravesend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gravesend is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
    • Sheepshead Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
    • Williamsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Delano Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
    • East Harlem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
    • Kips Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Kips Bay is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
    • Stuyvesant Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
    • Yorkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Yorkville is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Harlem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Morningside Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Morningside Heights is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
    • East Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Knickerbocker Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
    • Manhattan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Manhattan is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Park West Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Park West Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Rosedale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Little Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Far Rockaway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayswater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
    • Hollis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rochdale Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
    • Douglaston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamaica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bayside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Morris Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
    • Queens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Fort Wadsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
    • Stapleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stapleton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
    • New Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • New Brighton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • Old Town Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
    • Grant City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Oakwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Port Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
    • Staten Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Westerleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
  • Rockland County
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Amity Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
    • Amityville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Amityville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
    • Copiague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Farmingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
    • Lindenhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Lindenhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
    • West Babylon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
    • Melville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatley Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandanch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Babylon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Pelham Manor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Eastchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Larchmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamaroneck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
    • Rye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rye is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
    • Harrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bronxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Old Greenwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cos Cob
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Shippan Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • Glenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Greenwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
    • Darien
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
    • Glenbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Noroton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
    • Stamford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
    • Darien
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Fort Lee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Linwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Englewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
    • Ridgefield Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
    • Teaneck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
    • West Englewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
    • Hackensack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
    • Borough of Wood-Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Wood-Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
    • Hoboken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
    • North Bergen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • Weehawken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
    • West New York
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Jersey City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
    • Bergen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Communipaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
    • Secaucus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
    • Bayonne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Monmouth County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.
    • Navesink Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink Beach
    • Waterwitch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwitch
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrick, see our County-by-County Page for Merrick.

Cemeteries Near Merrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrick.

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 Merrick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
    • The Oakfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Burying Ground
  • Wantagh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd - Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. George Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cemetery of the Holy Rood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stymus Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainedge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...

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 Merrick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merrick.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrick, with the one closest to Merrick listed first.

  • Amityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedarhurst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lindenhurst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Far Rockaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyandanch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Melville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Neck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Babylon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglaston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamaica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Arverne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Arverne is located in Queens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
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    • Deer Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Neck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrick.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Merrick ...

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 253 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrick.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Merrick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Merrick and those printed in the larger area surrounding Merrick.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Merrick.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Merrick:

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 Merrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Merrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.