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>.

The location of Melcher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melcher, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.

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).

Melcher would have been located in the (765) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Fairview Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <5>
• Cayuga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <5>
• Ridge Farm
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <5>
• Rosedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <5>
• Dana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Kingman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Kingman is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <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 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 for Melcher was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melcher.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov