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Welcome to Melder ...

Melder is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Melder is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Melder: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Melder ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenmora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lecompte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Boyce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • McNary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Hineston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melder ...

Looking for more information about Melder? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Melder, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Melder.

Adding Melder to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Melder post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melder.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melder - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Melder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Melder area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/