Merrill, Mississippi

Merrill is an unincorporated community in George County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Prior to the creation of George County, Merrill was located in Greene County.[2]

Merrill, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Merrill Merrill
Coordinates: 30°58′45″N 88°43′14″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	George
Elevation [1]	52 ft (16 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	673497[1]

Merrill is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was once home to nine general stores, three turpentine distilleries, two sawmills, and a drugstore.[3]

A post office operated under the name Merrill from 1898 to 1960.[4]

The Merrill Bridge is the oldest still-intact bridge over the Pascagoula River.[5] The bridge was built in 1928 and was the first bridge to cross the Pascagoula. It replaced a ferry that previously operated on the site. The bridge is now closed to traffic and is listed as a Mississippi Landmark.[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basin, Mississippi
2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 223.
3. Howe, Tony. "Merrill, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
4. "George County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
5. Rosell, Thomas. "Crossing the Pascagoula Twenty Years Apart". Preservation in Mississippi. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
6. "Pascagoula River Bridge [Merrill Bridge]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 15 December 2020.