Welcome to Melba ...
Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Melba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Melba is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Melba lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Melba: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Melba ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Melba: This one is located in Jefferson Davis County and the other is located in Lamar County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 3 communities that are also named Melba - they are located in Idaho and Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Melba.
Communities near Melba ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Melba.
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
- Sumrall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prentiss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seminary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
- Seminary is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
- Bassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Melba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melba.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melba. 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 Melba.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melba. See our Newspapers Page for Melba.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melba ...
Looking for more information about Melba? 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 Melba, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Melba.
Adding Melba to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Melba 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 Melba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Melba post office opened in 1903.
We also found Melba on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Melba.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melba - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Melba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Melba 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |