Welcome to Merrimac ...
Merrimac is located in Culpeper County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrimac, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Merrimac is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Merrimac lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Merrimac: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Merrimac ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Merrimac: This one is located in Culpeper County and the other is located in Montgomery County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 12 communities that are also named Merrimac - they are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merrimac.
Websites for Merrimac ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.culpepervachamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Merrimac, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Merrimac ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merrimac.
- Culpeper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Remington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Remington is located in Fauquier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Rappahannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
- Griffinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Tryme
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Slate Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eggbornsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper 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 Merrimac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrimac.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merrimac. 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 Merrimac.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrimac. See our Newspapers Page for Merrimac.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merrimac ...
Looking for more information about Merrimac? 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 Merrimac, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merrimac.
Adding Merrimac to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Merrimac 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 Merrimac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Merrimac post office opened in 1900.
We also found Merrimac on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrimac.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merrimac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Culpeper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merrimac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Merrimac area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Merrimac area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |