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Welcome to Melrose ...

Melrose is located in Conecuh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melrose, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Melrose is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Melrose lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Melrose: 251

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

While we believe that this Melrose is located in Conecuh County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Melrose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun, Colbert and Pickens County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 67 communities that are also named Melrose - they are located in 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), 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.

  • Andalusia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • River Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • River Falls is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Castleberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • McKenzie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Carolina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Heath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Heath is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Gantt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gantt is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Libertyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Libertyville is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

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 (so far) for Melrose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Melrose post office opened in 1899. The Melrose post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melrose.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Conecuh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melrose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/