Welcome to Melvin ...

Melvin is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melvin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Melvin is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Melvin is located in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Melvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Melvin - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Melvin ...

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

• Xenia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Washington Court House
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Fayette County
• Wilmington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Cedarville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Blanchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchester
  • Blanchester is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchester <4>
• Sabina
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melvin ...

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

Adding Melvin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Melvin post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melvin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/