Welcome to Melrose ...

So far, we found very little information about Melrose. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Melrose to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Melrose, please Contact Us.

Melrose would have been located within present day Wilson County<2>.

The location of Melrose has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Melrose is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Melrose was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Melrose still existed, it would have been in the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

While we believe that this Melrose is located in Wilson County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Melrose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Davidson, Morgan, Putnam and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 67 communities that are also named Melrose - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Texas (3), Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Melrose.

Communities near Melrose ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Melrose.

• Hendersonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <5>
• Gallatin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
• Mount Juliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Juliet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
  • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <5>
• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Goodlettsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodlettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlettsville
  • Goodlettsville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodlettsville <5>
• Portland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• White House
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
  • White House is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White House <5>
• Hartsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <5>
• Marvel ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
  • Marvel is located in Davidson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
• Millersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Melrose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melrose.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melrose. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melrose.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melrose. See our Newspapers Page for Melrose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/