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Welcome to Melcher ...

So far, we found very little information about Melcher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Melcher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Melcher, please Contact Us.

Melcher would have been located within present day Parke County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melcher, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Melcher is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Melcher was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Melcher (for example, toward Chrisman (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Melcher was located: 765

Communities Also Named Melcher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Melcher - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Melcher ...

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

  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Chrisman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cayuga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
  • Ridge Farm
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Dana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dana is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Melcher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melcher 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 (so far) for Melcher was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melcher.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Melcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Parke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melcher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.