Welcome to Merrifield ...

Merrifield is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrifield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Merrifield is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Merrifield: (703) and (571)<4>

Communities Also Named Merrifield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Merrifield: This one is located in Fairfax County and the other is located in Portsmouth City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Merrifield - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Merrifield ...

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

• Arlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Manassas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• College Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Herndon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Hyattsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Manassas Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <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 Merrifield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrifield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrifield ...

Looking for more information about Merrifield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Merrifield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Merrifield.

Adding Merrifield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merrifield 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 Merrifield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Merrifield post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrifield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/