Melmont
Melmont is a ghost town in Pierce County, Washington, USA. The town was founded in 1900 when the Northwest Improvement Company, a subsidiary of Northern Pacific Railway, started the Melmont coal mine.- Locality
- …is also known as “Melmont, Washington”
- Description: Ghost town in Pierce County, Washington, USA
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairfax and Carbonado.
Fairfax
Locality
Fairfax was a coal town in Pierce County in the U.S. state of Washington. Fairfax is situated 1½ miles southeast of Melmont.
Carbonado
Carbonado is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Carbonado is situated 3½ miles north of Melmont.
Wilkeson
Wilkeson is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Wilkeson is situated 5 miles north of Melmont.
Melmont
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
47.03031° or 47° 1′ 49″ north
Longitude
-122.03454° or 122° 2′ 4″ west
Open location code
84VV2XJ8+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hungarian—“Melmont” goes by many names.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Melmont”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wingate and Blacktail Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coal Bunker and Gleason Hill.
Curious Localities to Discover
Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
