Town and village, named by Mrs. J.G. Train for the county of Merrimack in New Hampshire. It should be spelled with the final k, the same as the New Hampshire name. The village of Merrimack was first called Matts ferry for Chester Mattson who operated a ferry there. When the post office was established it was called Collamer for the postmaster general. The name was afterward changed to Merrimack. Gannett says the Native American word Merrimack means "sturgeon" or "swift water."

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[Source: p. 35 of Cole - Baraboo and other place names in Sauk county, Wisconsin.]