Welcome to Melstone ...

The town of Melstone is located in Musselshell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Melstone has a population of 110 people<3> (see below for details).

Melstone is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Melstone is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Melstone lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Melstone is located in the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Melstone had an population of 110 people. This is an increase of 14.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Melstone had a population of 96 people. This makes Melstone the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 96 people, the population of Melstone decreased 29.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 136 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Melstone.

Communities near Melstone ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Melstone.

• Musselshell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
  • Musselshell is located in Musselshell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musselshell <5>
• Sumatra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
• Ingomar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
  • Ingomar is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingomar <5>
• Mosby
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
  • Mosby is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Melstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melstone.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melstone ...

Looking for more information about Melstone? 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 Melstone, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Melstone.

Adding Melstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melstone 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 Melstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Melstone post office opened in 1908.

We also found Melstone on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melstone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/