Welcome to Melita ...

Melita is located in Sonoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melita, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Melita is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Melita lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Melita lies within the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Melita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Melita - they are located in Manitoba and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Melita.

Communities near Melita ...

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

• Santa Rosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <3>
• Petaluma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <3>
• Rohnert Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <3>
• Windsor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
• Healdsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <3>
• Sonoma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
  • Sonoma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonoma <3>
• Sebastopol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <3>
• Cotati
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <3>
• Saint Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
  • Saint Helena is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <3>
• Calistoga
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <3>

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 Melita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melita.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melita. 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 Melita.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melita ...

Looking for more information about Melita? 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 Melita, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Melita.

Adding Melita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melita in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Melita was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/