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Welcome to Melborne ...

Melborne is located in Lamar County<1>.


The location of Melborne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Melborne, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Melborne is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Melborne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Melborne: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities near Melborne ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Melborne.

  • Columbus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
  • Reform
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <5>
  • Caledonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
  • Millport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Millport is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <5>
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Belk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Ethelsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Stafford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Pickens County
  • Hightogy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
    • Hightogy is located in Lamar County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Melborne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melborne.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melborne. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melborne.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melborne. See our Newspapers Page for Melborne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melborne ...

Looking for more information about Melborne? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Melborne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Melborne.

Adding Melborne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melborne in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Melborne was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melborne.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Melborne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melborne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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