Welcome to Melzo ...

Melzo is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Melzo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melzo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Melzo is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Melzo is within the boundaries of the (636) area code.

Communities near Melzo ...

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

• Farmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Festus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Park Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <4>
• Bonne Terre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
• De Soto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Desloge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
• Flat River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Crystal City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Herculaneum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Hillsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melzo ...

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

Adding Melzo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Melzo post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melzo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/