Welcome to Meltons ...
Meltons is located in Louisa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Meltons, 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.
Meltons is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Meltons lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Meltons: (540)
Communities Also Named Meltons ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Meltons - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meltons.
Communities near Meltons ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Meltons.
- Charlottesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <3>
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- Madison Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Trevilians
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Medlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Montpelier Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
- Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <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 Meltons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meltons.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meltons. 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 Meltons.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meltons. See our Newspapers Page for Meltons.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meltons ...
Looking for more information about Meltons? 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 Meltons, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Meltons.
Adding Meltons to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Meltons 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 Meltons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Meltons on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Meltons.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meltons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meltons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |