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Welcome to Melville ...

Melville is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Melville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Melville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Melville - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Melville ...

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

  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Florissant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • University City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Granite City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Maryland Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwardsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Overland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Overland is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people

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 Melville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melville ...

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

Adding Melville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Melville post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melville.

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melville - 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>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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