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Welcome to Meltonia ...

Meltonia is located in Bolivar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meltonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Meltonia is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Meltonia: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Meltonia ...

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

  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indianola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <4>
  • Shaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Metcalfe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Renova
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Boyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Benoit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meltonia ...

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

Adding Meltonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meltonia post office opened in 1927. The Meltonia post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meltonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Bolivar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meltonia - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Meltonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Meltonia 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/