Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Merriam had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merriam, with the one closest to Merriam listed first.
- Gaysport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gaysport is also located in Muskingum County
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- Blue Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone is also located in Muskingum County
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- Cedar Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run is also located in Muskingum County
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- Durant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
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- Eagleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
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- Rokeby Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rokeby Lock is located in Morgan County
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- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is also located in Muskingum County
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- Duncan Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Philo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Philo is also located in Muskingum County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
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- Museville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Museville is also located in Muskingum County
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- Sealover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sealover was located in Muskingum County
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- Stovertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stovertown is also located in Muskingum County
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- Cannelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is also located in Muskingum County
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- Pierce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce was located in Muskingum County
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- Brush Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is also located in Muskingum County
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- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carlwick was located in Muskingum County
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- Triadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triadelphia is located in Morgan County
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- Rowland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland was located in Morgan County
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- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Hill is also located in Muskingum County
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- Chandlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seawright was located in Muskingum County
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- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is also located in Muskingum County
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- Deavertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
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- Young Hickory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Young Hickory is also located in Muskingum County
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- Zeno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zeno is also located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland is also located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum was located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is also located in Muskingum County
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- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Griffin is also located in Muskingum County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Merriam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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