Merrill, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Merrill
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.6825°N 149.2628°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Upper Lachlan Shire
County:King
Parish:Garway
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2581
Pop:31
Elevation:583
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:80
Dir1:N
Location1:Canberra
Dist2:15
Dir2:N
Location2:Gunning
Dist3:60
Dir3:W
Location3:Goulburn
Dist4:257
Dir4:SW
Location4:Sydney
Dist5:54
Dir5:E
Location5:Yass
Near-N:Biala
Near-Ne:Gurrundah
Near-E:Gurrundah
Near-Se:Cullerin
Near-S:Gunning
Near-Sw:Dalton
Near-W:Blakney Creek
Near-Nw:Bevendale

Merrill is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[1] It lies on Merrill Creek, to the west of the road from Gunning to Crookwell, about 15 km north of Gunning and 80 km north of Canberra. At the, it had a population of 31.

Merrill Creek had a state school from 1877 to 1893. It was variously described as a "public", "provisional" or "half-time".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merrill. OpenStreetMap. 21 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Merrill Creek in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 21 November 2018.