Major General James G. Blunt

Melmore is a census-designated place in central Eden Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44845.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] A post office was established at Melmore in 1825, and remained in operation until 1993.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020173
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melmore, Ohio
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 525.
  5. ^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). 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. pp. 102.
  6. ^ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.