Melber (also known as Burg and Lewisburg) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Graves and
McCracken counties in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
.
Andy Melber, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
Notable people
*
Ray Smith, rockabilly musician
* Andy Melber, early postmaster
References
Unincorporated communities in Graves County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in McCracken County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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