Merrellton, also known as East and West Junction, Junction, and Merrelton, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.

[1] Merrellton is located on Alabama State Route 21, 16.6 mi (26.7 km) north of Anniston.

A post office was established in 1884 and was named Merrill, after the daughter of the postmistress, Adelia E. Frank.

[1][3] In 1929, a tornado struck an African-American church which was used as a school, demolishing the building and killing five pupils.

[5] In 1996, the city of Jacksonville acquired from the Norfolk Southern Railway the track bed of the former Southern Railway which passed through Merrellton.