Around Melvin ...
For comparison, Melvin has a population of 200 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Melvin, with the nearest first.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- May City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Sanborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allendorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Ocheyedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Primghar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Moneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
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- Bigelow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Everly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everly is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
For more communities neighboring Melvin, please visit our County-by-County Page for Melvin.
Osceola County ...
Melvin is located in Osceola County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Osceola County: Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Jackson (MN) & Nobles (MN).
Although it doesn't share a border with Osceola County, Clay is close to Melvin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melvin ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Melvin.
Airports Near Melvin ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Melvin and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Melvin.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Melvin. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Osceola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Melvin), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |