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Welcome to Merry Point ...Merry Point is located in Lancaster County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Merry Point, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> 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.<3>. Time Zone: Merry Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Merry Point is located in the (804) area code. 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.
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.<7> 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. Off-the-Road Links ...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 ...
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