Welcome to Melrose ...

Melrose is located in Campbell County<1>.

The location of Melrose has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melrose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Melrose is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Melrose lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Melrose: (434)

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

While we believe that this Melrose is located in Campbell County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Melrose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Roanoke City and Rockingham County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Tennessee (6), Texas (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.

• Altavista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <4>
• Hurt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
• Gretna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Brookneal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
• Phenix
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Cody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cody is located in Halifax County
• Gladys
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
  • Gladys is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladys <4>
• Rabat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
  • Rabat is located in Halifax County
• Nathalie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathalie
  • Nathalie is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathalie <4>
• Renan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
  • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melrose ...

Looking for more information about Melrose? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Melrose, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Melrose.

Adding Melrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melrose in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Melrose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Melrose post office opened in 1910.

We also found Melrose on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melrose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Melrose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/