Welcome to Meltonville ...

Meltonville is located in Worth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meltonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Meltonville is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Meltonville is within the boundaries of the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Meltonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Meltonville - they are located in Indiana and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Meltonville ...

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

• Austin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Osage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
• Northwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <4>
• Manly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Manly is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <4>
• Saint Ansgar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <4>
• Adams
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Glenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Freeborn County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
• Lyle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <4>
• Stacyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
• Rose Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
  • Rose Creek is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <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 Meltonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meltonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meltonville ...

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

Adding Meltonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meltonville 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 Meltonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Meltonville post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meltonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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