Melstone

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Melstone

Total population

80

Median home value

$156,300

9.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$65,625

Melstone$66k

National$74k

Air quality index

40Good

Elevation896 m

Land area1.59 km²

Weather41°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates46.60°, -107.87°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Melstone is a town in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 126 at the 2020 census. The town was established in 1908 as a base for operating crews on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, then under construction in Montana. Although the railroad was abandoned in 1980, Melstone survives as a community center for farmers and ranchers in the lower Musselshell River valley.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Melstone, MT from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Evelyn Sharp

American aviator

J

J. R. Campbell

American judge

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Montana

• Musselshell
  13 mi away
• Kilby Butte Colony
  24.9 mi away
• Flat Willow Colony
  30.7 mi away
• Camp Three
  35 mi away
• Klein
  35.4 mi away
• Winnett
  36 mi away
• Pompeys Pillar
  42.2 mi away
• Nibbe
  43.3 mi away
• Worden
  46.2 mi away
• Huntley
  52.6 mi away
• Mountain View Colony
  54.8 mi away
• Lavina
  55.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Melstone

Montana: Melstone : 1:100,000-scale topographic map

United States · 2001

Musselshell - East and West and Melstone - East and West

Montana. Department of Transportation · 2002

Environmental assessment and "nationwide" programmatic section 4(f) evaluation for STPP 14-5(18)189, Musselshell - East & West and STPP 14-5(12)196, Melstone - East & West in Musselshell County, Montana

Montana. Department of Transportation · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 74 mi
• Wildfire Windmill, Stillwater, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 95 mi
• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 128 mi
• Wildfire Ant Park, Meagher, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 132 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 140 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 141 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Seen 2025-03-08

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Seen 2025-03-08

cotton thistle

Onopordum acanthium

Seen 2024-07-08

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Seen 2024-05-29

saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Seen 2023-08-02

Knotweed Leaf Beetle

Gastrophysa polygoni

Seen 2022-08-26

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Seen 2019-05-27

Ringed Long-horned Beetle

Tetraopes annulatus

Seen 2015-07-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).