Welcome to Meldrum ...

Meldrum is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Meldrum is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

Meldrum is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Meldrum lies within the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Meldrum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Meldrum - they are located in British Columbia and Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meldrum.

Communities near Meldrum ...

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

• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Tenaha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <4>
• Timpson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Garrison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Joaquin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
  • Joaquin is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <4>
• Gary City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <4>
• Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Woods is located in Panola County
• Arcadia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
• Buncome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
  • Buncome is located in Panola County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meldrum ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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