Merriwagga is a town in the northern part of the Riverina region of the Australian state of New South Wales.

It is surrounded by the Merriwagga State Forest, a loosely mallee-forested area of approximately 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi).

The Black Stump Hotel across the road boasts the tallest bar in Australia,[4] it was established in 1926.

She burnt to death in March 1886 at Black Stump Tank, approximately halfway between Merriwagga and Gunbar.

Her story and the life of the early pioneer women is commemorated in the Memorial to Pioneer Woman of the Merriwagga District, situated next to the picnic area between Black Stump Hotel and the grain receival depots.