Welcome to Merrickville ...

Merrickville is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Merrickville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrickville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Merrickville is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Merrickville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Merrickville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Merrickville ...

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

• Oneonta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Sidney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Delhi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Walton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Deposit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
• Bainbridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Unadilla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Otego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <4>
• Afton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Morris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrickville ...

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

Adding Merrickville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Merrickville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Merrickville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrickville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/