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Welcome to Merrittsville ...

So far, we found very little information about Merrittsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Merrittsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merrittsville, please Contact Us.

Merrittsville would have been located within present day Greenville County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrittsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Merrittsville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Merrittsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Merrittsville was located: 864 & 821<4>

Communities Also Named Merrittsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Merrittsville - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Merrittsville ...

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

  • Greer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greer is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <5>
  • Hendersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Travelers Rest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brevard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <5>
  • Mills River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <5>
  • Landrum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <5>
  • Inman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <5>
  • Laurel Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tryon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tryon is located in Polk County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>

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

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

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

Adding Merrittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merrittsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Merrittsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Merrittsville post office opened in 1821. The Merrittsville post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrittsville.

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 Merrittsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Greenville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merrittsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Merrittsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Merrittsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/