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Welcome to Melo ...

Melo is located on the South Texas Plains.

Melo is located in Goliad County<1>.

Melo is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Melo: 361

Communities near Melo ...

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

  • Goliad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Angel City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Angel City is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Berclair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fannin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kilgore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Cologne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cologne is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
    • Former names for Cologne:
    • Centerville
    • Ira Station
    • Perdido
  • Weesatche
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ander
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ander is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Blanconia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blanconia is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
    • Former names for Blanconia:
    • Dark Corners
    • Pull Tight
  • Weser
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weser is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melo ...

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

Adding Melo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melo 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 (so far) for Melo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Goliad, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.