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Welcome to Meltonsville ...

Meltonsville is located in Marshall County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Meltonsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Meltonsville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Meltonsville (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Meltonsville: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Meltonsville ...

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

  • Albertville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Scottsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Boaz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
  • Guntersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <5>
  • Arab
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
  • New Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
    • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
  • Crossville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Fyffe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
    • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <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 Meltonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meltonsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meltonsville ...

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

Adding Meltonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meltonsville post office opened in 1842.

We also found Meltonsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meltonsville.

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meltonsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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