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Welcome to Merry Point ...

Merry Point is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Merry Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Merry Point: Merry Pt.

Merry Point is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Merry Point: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Merry Point: 22513<4>

Communities near Merry Point ...

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

  • Kilmarnock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
    • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <6>
  • Urbanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <6>
  • White Stone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
    • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <6>
  • Millenbeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Monaskon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Alfonso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lankford Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Weems
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lynhams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lynhams
    • From Merry Point to Lynhams

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merry Point ...

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

Adding Merry Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merry Point 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 Merry Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Merry Point post office opened in 1836.

We also found Merry Point in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merry Point.

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancova.com/

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 Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merry Point - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Merry Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Merry Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Merry Point). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Merry Point or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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