Welcome to Melvine ...

Melvine is located in Bledsoe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melvine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Melvine is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Melvine (for example, toward Dayton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Melvine is located in the (423) area code.

Communities near Melvine ...

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

• Clarktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
• Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Dykes Crossroads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• Spring City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Spring City is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <4>
• Pikeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Graysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Graysville is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
• Center Ford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melvine ...

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

Adding Melvine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Melvine post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melvine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/