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Welcome to Melanchton ...

Melanchton is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melanchton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Melanchton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Melanchton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Melanchton: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Melanchton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melanchton ...

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

Adding Melanchton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melanchton 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 Melanchton was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melanchton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melanchton - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Melanchton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Melanchton 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.