Do you know of Mellinger ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Mellinger. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Mellinger.<1>

We found mention of Mellinger as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Mellinger ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mellinger:

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Mellinger.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/48560   (Place Name: Mellinger)

County: Lancaster     (FIPS State/County: 42/071)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Mellinger) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Lancaster County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lancaster County.