Welcome to Merrillsville ...

Merrillsville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrillsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Merrillsville is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Merrillsville is located in the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Merrillsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Merrillsville: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Madison County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merrillsville.

Communities near Merrillsville ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <3>
• Lake Placid
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <3>
• Bloomingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <3>
• Clayburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
  • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
• Harrietstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
• Standish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Clinton County
• Paul Smiths
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
  • Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <3>
• Redford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Redford is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <3>
• Lyon Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <3>
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrillsville ...

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

Adding Merrillsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Merrillsville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Merrillsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrillsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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