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Melmont

Ghost town · Pierce County, Washington

Lake Tapps quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Lake Tapps quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Melmont is a ghost town in Pierce County, Washington. It is one of 5 former communities in Pierce County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Melmont as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.0308° N, 122.0330° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,405 ft
Nearest living townCarbonado, WA
Distance to it3.7 miles
Coordinates47.03080, -122.03300

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What's there now

Melmont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carbonado, WA (population 631), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,405 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Melmont?

Melmont is in Pierce County, Washington, at 47.0308, -122.0330.

How many ghost towns are in Pierce County?

Pierce County, Washington has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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