Merrill, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Merrill is located in Mississippi
Merrill
Merrill
Merrill is located in the United States
Merrill
Merrill
Coordinates: 30°58′45″N 88°43′14″W / 30.97917°N 88.72056°W / 30.97917; -88.72056
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyGeorge
Elevation
[1]
52 ft (16 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID673497[1]

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 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. However, foot traffic is welcome on the bridge.[6] The confluence of the Leaf River and Chickasawhay River can be seen north of the bridge.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 223.
  3. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Merrill, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "George County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Rosell, Thomas. "Crossing the Pascagoula Twenty Years Apart". Preservation in Mississippi. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pascagoula River Bridge [Merrill Bridge]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved December 15, 2020.


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