Welcome to Merritt ...

Merritt is located in Beckham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merritt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Merritt is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Merritt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Merritt lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Merritt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Merritt - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Merritt ...

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

• Elk City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <4>
• Sayre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Burns Flat
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
  • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <4>
• Cheyenne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Hammon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
  • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <4>
• Canute
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Canute is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canute <4>
• Carter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <4>
• Foss
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Foss is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <4>
• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
• Carpenter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Custer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merritt ...

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

Adding Merritt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Merritt post office opened in 1901.

We also found Merritt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merritt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/