Welcome to Merrill ...
The city of Merrill is located in Lincoln County<1> and is the County Seat for Lincoln County.
The location of Merrill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Merrill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Merrill has a population of 9,049 people<3> (see below for details).
Merrill is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Merrill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Merrill: (715) and (534)<5>
Websites for Merrill ...
Official Website: www.ci.merrill.wi.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.merrillchamber.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Merrill had an population of 9,049 people. This is a decrease of 6.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.81% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Merrill had a population of 9,661 people (which is 33.61% of the total population of Lincoln County). This makes Merrill the county's most populous community.
The population of Merrill represents 0.17% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 93rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,661 people, the population of Merrill decreased 4.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,146 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Merrill.
Communities Also Named Merrill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Merrill - they are located in California, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merrill.
Communities near Merrill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merrill.
- Wausau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Schofield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Marathon City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Brokaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Emmerich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Naugart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Taegesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Gleason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Gleason is located in Lincoln 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 Merrill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merrill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merrill. 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 Merrill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrill. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Merrill.
Adding Merrill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Merrill 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 Merrill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Merrill post office opened in 1881.
We also found Merrill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Merrill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Merrill: www.ci.merrill.wi.us/
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Merrill. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merrill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |