Welcome to Melnik ...
Melnik is located in Manitowoc County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Melnik, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Melnik is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Melnik lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Melnik: 920 & 274<3>
Communities near Melnik ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Melnik.
- Manitowoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Two Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
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From your current location to Two Rivers
From Melnik to Two Rivers
- Brillion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Kewaunee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mishicot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Reedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
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From your current location to Reedsville
From Melnik to Reedsville
- Valders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Saint Nazianz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
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From your current location to Saint Nazianz
From Melnik to Saint Nazianz
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 Melnik. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melnik.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melnik. 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 Melnik.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melnik. See our Newspapers Page for Melnik.
Adding Melnik to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Melnik 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 Melnik was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Melnik post office opened in 1887.
We also found Melnik in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Melnik.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Melnik. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Manitowoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melnik - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Melnik area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Melnik area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |