Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Melrose (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Melrose. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Melrose is located in Pickens County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pickens County: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes (MS) & Noxubee (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Melrose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melrose:

• Pickens County     (The home county of Melrose)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • McShan
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
    • McShan is located in Pickens County
  • Coal Fire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
    • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
  • Reform
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <3>
  • Ethelsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Stansel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
    • Stansel is located in Pickens County
  • Macedonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Macedonia is located in Pickens County
  • Stafford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Pickens County
  • Archer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in Pickens County
  • Bell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Pickens County
  • Carrollton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Gordo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <3>
  • Beaver Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
    • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
• Fayette County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • Ashcraft Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
    • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Belk
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Fayette
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
  • Old Town
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Fayette County
  • Rossland City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
    • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
• Greene County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • Lewiston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewiston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Greene County
  • Mantua
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantua. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Mantua is located in Greene County
  • Union
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
• Lamar County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • Millport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Millport is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <3>
  • Fernbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
    • Fernbank is located in Lamar County
  • Kennedy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Hightogy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
    • Hightogy is located in Lamar County
  • Vernon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
  • Bedford
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Lamar County
• Tuscaloosa County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • Echola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
    • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Elrod
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Buhl
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Coker
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <3>
  • New Lexington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Samantha
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
• Clay County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • Waverly
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
  • Vinton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Clay County (MS)
• Lowndes County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • New Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
  • Caledonia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <3>
  • Kolola Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
    • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Bent Oak
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
    • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Crawford
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
  • Artesia
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Monroe County (MS)
  • Hamilton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Monroe County (MS)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Noxubee County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
  • Ravine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Deerbrook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Brooksville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
    • Brooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melrose, see our County-by-County Page for Melrose.

Cemeteries Near Melrose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melrose.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melrose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.

• Beard Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Phoenix Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Union Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Funderburk Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funderburk Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funderburk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Carden Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carden Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mineral Springs Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Springs Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Possum Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Liberty Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Coal Fire Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Fire Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Fire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Arnold Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Thomasson Family Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomasson Family Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thomasson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the east of Reform.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
• Continue List   (443 more) ...
  • Gore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Melrose in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melrose.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.

• Coal Fire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
  • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
• Reform
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Reform is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <3>
• Stafford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Stafford is located in Pickens County
• Bell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Bell is located in Pickens County
• Palmetto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Pickens County
• Millport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
  • Millport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <3>
• Fernbank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
  • Fernbank is located in Lamar County
• Dillburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
  • Dillburg is located in Pickens County
• Gordo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Gordo is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <3>
• New Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
• Lubbub
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lubbub. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
  • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
• Kennedy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Bigbee Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigbee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
    • Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Garden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Garden is located in Pickens County
  • Steens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
    • Steens is located in Lowndes County (MS)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melrose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melrose.

Newspapers Published in Melrose ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melrose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melrose, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melrose.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Melrose:

• Websites specific to Alabama
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Pickens County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Fayette County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Greene County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lamar County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Clay County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lowndes County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Monroe County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Noxubee County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cemeteries of Pickens County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cemeteries of Pickens County

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/