Melmont

Melmont is a ghost town in , USA. The town was founded in 1900 when the Northwest Improvement Company, a subsidiary of Northern Pacific Railway, started the Melmont coal mine.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Ghost town in Pierce County, Washington, USA
  • Also known as: “Melmont, Washington”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairfax and Carbonado.

Locality
was a coal town in Pierce County in the U.S. state of . The town was located on the about 6 miles south of , on SR 165. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Melmont.

Village
Photo: Steven Pavlov, CC0.
is a town in , , United States. It is located near the in the north of the county, approximately 50 miles southeast of . is situated 3½ miles north of Melmont.

Village
Photo: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , United States. The population was 499 at the 2020 census. is situated 5 miles north of Melmont.

Melmont

Latitude
47.03031° or 47° 1′ 49″ north
Longitude
-122.03454° or 122° 2′ 4″ west
Open location code
84VV2XJ8+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7634688249
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q6813234
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Hungarian—“Melmont” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Melmont”
  • German: “Melmont”
  • Hungarian: “Melmont”

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