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Welcome to Melbourne ...

Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melbourne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

When the people of Melbourne refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Melbournian<2>

Melbourne is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Melbourne lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Melbourne: 360 & 564<4>

Communities Also Named Melbourne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Melbourne - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Melbourne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Melbourne, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Melbourne ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melbourne ...

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

Adding Melbourne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melbourne 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 Melbourne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Melbourne post office opened in 1885.

We also found Melbourne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melbourne.

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Melbourne refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Melbourne may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melbourne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Melbourne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Melbourne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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