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Welcome to Melissa ...

Melissa is located in Cabell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melissa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Melissa is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Melissa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Melissa: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Melissa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Melissa - they are located in Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Melissa ...

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

  • Huntington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
    • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
  • Kenova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Coal Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
  • Ceredo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melissa ...

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

Adding Melissa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melissa 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 Melissa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Melissa post office opened in 1900.

We also found Melissa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melissa.

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

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melissa - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Melissa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Melissa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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