Welcome to Mellette ...

Mellette is located in McIntosh County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mellette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Mellette is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Mellette: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Mellette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mellette - it's located in South Dakota.

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

Communities near Mellette ...

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

• McAlester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Eufaula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <5>
• Krebs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Crowder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Dustin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Dustin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
• Canadian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <5>
• Indianola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Hanna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <5>
• Stidham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham
  • Stidham is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stidham <5>
• Carlton Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
  • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg 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 Mellette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mellette.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mellette ...

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

Adding Mellette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mellette post office opened in 1901.

We also found Mellette on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mellette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/