Welcome to Meldrim ...

Meldrim is located in Effingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meldrim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Meldrim is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Meldrim lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Meldrim: (912)

The ZIP code for Meldrim: 31318<4>

Websites for Meldrim ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.effinghamcounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Meldrim, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Meldrim ...

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

• Savannah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
• Pooler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <5>
• Richmond Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <5>
• Rincon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <5>
• Port Wentworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <5>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Rossignol Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meldrim ...

Looking for more information about Meldrim? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meldrim, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Meldrim.

Adding Meldrim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meldrim 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 Meldrim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Meldrim post office opened in 1890.

We also found Meldrim in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meldrim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Effingham County: www.effinghamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/