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Welcome to Melton ...

Melton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Melton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Melton: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Melton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Melton - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Manitoba, Missouri (2), New Jersey and Texas.

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

Communities near Melton ...

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

  • Fayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Port Gibson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterproof
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Roxie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Harriston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Red Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Rodney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Westside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Hamburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melton - 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 Melton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Melton 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.