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Welcome to Melbourne Gardens ...

Melbourne Gardens is located in Brevard County<1>.

When the people of Melbourne Gardens refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Melbournian<2>

A typical abbreviation for Melbourne Gardens: Melbourne Gdns. (or less commonly used: Melbourne Gardns., Melbourne Grdens. or Melbourne Grdns.)

Melbourne Gardens is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Melbourne Gardens (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Melbourne Gardens: 321

Communities near Melbourne Gardens ...

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

  • Palm Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Melbourne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockledge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cocoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
    • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <4>
  • Cocoa Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Satellite Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Harbour Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant - Valkaria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Melbourne Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Malabar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Melbourne Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melbourne Gardens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melbourne Gardens. 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 Melbourne Gardens.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melbourne Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Melbourne Gardens? 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 Melbourne Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Melbourne Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Brevard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Melbourne Gardens refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Melbourne Gardens may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melbourne Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.