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History · Mellott

Mellott was first counted by the census in 1910, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on and the census since 1910.

1910first census
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Mellott began, and where its name came from

When was Mellott founded?

1910

Mellott first appears in the census in 1910.

First census: 372 in 19102020 census: 174116 years

How did Mellott get its name?

Mellott was named in honor of John Mellott, the first postmaster.

Founding year: the first census. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Mellott’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mellott are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mellott’s history is told.

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The story

How Mellott came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mellott.

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The Mellott post office was established in 1882. It was named in honor of John Mellott, the first postmaster.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Mellott, 1882 to 1962

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Melott post office opens
  3. 1897Born hereRay Neal is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Mellott, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Mellott, Indiana2009Mellott, Indiana
On the map

Mellott on the map, 1962 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mellott. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mellott on the 1962 USGS mapMellott on the 1980 USGS map1962Mellott sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mellott.

People over time

Mellott, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 372

Between 174 and 372 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mellott’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Mellott’s history

What year was Mellott founded?

The Mellott post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.