Melmore, Ohio Explained

Melmore, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Eden
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.54
Area Land Km2:1.54
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:173
Population Density Km2:112.23
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:856
Coordinates:41.0261°N -83.105°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:44845
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-48972
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628931

Melmore is a census-designated place in central Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44845.[2] It is located at the intersection of State Routes 67 and 100. The population was 173 at the 2020 census.

History

Melmore was platted in 1824.[3] The name Melmore was formed from the Latin mel, meaning "honey", and the adjective -more; honey standing for Honey Creek, upon which the town is situated.[4] A post office was established at Melmore in 1825, and remained in operation until 1993.[5]

Demographics

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. Book: History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 . Transcript Printing Company . Lang, William . 1880 . 525.
  4. Book: History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time . D. Campbell . Butterfield, Consul Willshire . 1848 . 102.
  5. Web site: Seneca County . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 December 2015.