Welcome to Melrose ...

Melrose is primarily located in Alachua County<1>. A portion of Melrose extends into Bradford County, Clay County and Putnam County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melrose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Melrose is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Melrose is located in the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Melrose: 32666<3>

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Melrose: This one is located in Alachua County and the other is located in Putnam County.

Beyond Florida, there are 68 communities that are also named Melrose - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, 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.

• Gainesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Starke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <4>
• Keystone Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
• Hawthorne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
• Interlachen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <4>
• Waldo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Micanopy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <4>
• Hampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Earleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleton
  • Earleton is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleton <4>
• Lake Geneva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Geneva <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Melrose, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1876.

We also found Melrose in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/