Do you know of Melrose ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Melrose. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Melrose.<1>

We found mention of Melrose as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Cook County, Illinois.

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

We found 66 communities that share the name Melrose.

There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Melrose.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 64 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 64 communities, 61 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Adams County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Melrose [Adams County].
- Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Melrose [Clark County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Calhoun County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Melrose [Calhoun County].
  - Colbert County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Melrose [Colbert County].
  - Conecuh County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Melrose [Conecuh County].
  - Pickens County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Melrose [Pickens County].
- Arkansas
  - Stone County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Melrose [Stone County].
- California
  - Alameda County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Melrose [Alameda County].
- Colorado
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Melrose [Jefferson County].
- Connecticut
  - Hartford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Melrose [Hartford County].
- Florida
  - Putnam County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Melrose [Putnam County].
- Georgia
  - Lowndes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Melrose [Lowndes County].
- Idaho
  - Nez Perce County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Melrose [Nez Perce County].
- Iowa
  - Lee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Melrose [Lee County].
  - Monroe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Melrose [Monroe County].
- Kentucky
  - Greenup County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Melrose [Greenup County].
  - Hardin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Melrose [Hardin County].
- Louisiana
  - Natchitoches Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Melrose [Natchitoches Parish].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Melrose.
- Maryland
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Melrose [Carroll County].
  - Harford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Melrose [Harford County].
- Massachusetts
  - Middlesex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Melrose [Middlesex County].
- Michigan
  - Charlevoix County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Melrose [Charlevoix County].
- Minnesota
  - Stearns County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Melrose [Stearns County].
- Mississippi
  - Jones County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Melrose [Jones County].
  - Panola County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Melrose [Panola County].
- Missouri
  - Saint Louis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Melrose [Saint Louis County].
- Montana
  - Silver Bow County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Melrose [Silver Bow County].
- Nebraska
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Melrose [Washington County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Melrose.
- New Jersey
  - Burlington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Melrose [Burlington County].
  - Middlesex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Melrose [Middlesex County].
- New Mexico
  - Curry County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Melrose [Curry County].
- New York
  - Bronx County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Melrose [Bronx County].
  - New York County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Melrose [New York County].
  - Rensselaer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Melrose [Rensselaer County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
  - Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Melrose.
- North Carolina
  - Polk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Melrose [Polk County].
  - Robeson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Melrose [Robeson County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Melrose.
- Ohio
  - Clark County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Melrose [Clark County].
  - Knox County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Melrose [Knox County].
  - Paulding County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Melrose [Paulding County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Melrose.
- Oregon
  - Douglas County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Melrose [Douglas County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Berks County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Melrose [Berks County].
  - Fayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Melrose [Fayette County].
  - Philadelphia County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Melrose [Philadelphia County].
  - Susquehanna County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Melrose [Susquehanna County].
- South Carolina
  - Aiken County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Melrose [Aiken County].
  - Charleston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Melrose [Charleston County].
- Tennessee
  - Blount County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Melrose [Blount County].
  - Davidson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Melrose [Davidson County].
  - Morgan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Melrose [Morgan County].
  - Putnam County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Melrose [Putnam County].
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Melrose [Washington County].
  - Wilson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Melrose [Wilson County].
- Texas
  - Goliad County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Melrose [Goliad County].
  - Gregg County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Melrose [Gregg County].
  - Nacogdoches County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Melrose [Nacogdoches County].
- Virginia
  - Campbell County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Melrose [Campbell County].
  - Roanoke City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Melrose [Roanoke City].
  - Rockingham County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Melrose [Rockingham County].
- West Virginia
  - Mercer County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Melrose [Mercer County].
  - Wood County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Melrose [Wood County].
- Wisconsin
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Melrose [Jackson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Melrose ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Melrose:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Melrose - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Cook County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cook County.

Addatorata Village	Lake Park Forest
Algonquin Trails	Lake Park
Alsip Woods	Lake Side
Altenheim	Lakewood
Anchorage	Lambert
Apple Valley	Landers
Applegate	Laudymat Terrace
Appletree	Le Moyne
Arcadia	Liberty
Argo	Linden Park
Argyle Park	Lioncrest
Arlingdale	Llewellyn Park
Arlington Farms	Longwood Farms
Arlington Heights Garden	Longwood
Arlington Ridge	Loop Station
Athenia	Loop
Atwood Heights	Lovedale
Auburn Junction	Lynnwood
Austin Park	Lyonsville
Austin View
	Mackler Heights
Bandow	Madison Park
Banks	Mainville
Barrington Center	Mallard West
Barrington Square	Manheim
Bay Colony	Mannheim
Beacon Hill	Mars
Beaver Valley	Marvin
Bel Air Gardens	Mayngaite
Belmont	McCaffrey
Belt Crossing	McCormick
Berkley Square	Meadow Knolls
Beverly Junction	Meadowbrook East
Bloom	Meadowbrook West
Blue Island Junction	Medalist Park
Bogan Manor	Midwest
Bremen	Mill Creek
Brickton	Miller Woods
Brookline Park	Mission Hills
Brookwood	Monroe City
Bryn Mawr	Monroe
Burlington Junction	Moon Lake Village
Burnside Crossing	Morrell Park
Burr Oak	Morton Park
	Morton
Calumet Harbor	Mount Forest
Calumet Western Junction	Mount Hope
Calumet Yard	Mount Prospect Gardens
Calvary	Mulford
Cambridge-on-the-Lake
Cameo Terrace	Nantucket Cove
Capri Gardens	Navajo Hills
Carlysle	Nerska
Carriage Creek	New Bremen
Catino	New Chicago
Cazenovia	New Trier
Cedar Glen	Niles Center
Cedar Run	Nixon's Greenwood - Central
Cedarbrook	Normal Park
Chaltenham	Normalville
Chamblee	Norpaul
Chandler	North Branch
Chappell	North Shore Trace
Chatelaine South	North
Chelsea Cove	Northbrook Knolls
Chesterfield	Northgate
Chippewa Ridge	Northtown
Chippewa	Northwest Highlands
Churchill	Norwood Park
Claburn	Nottingham Park
Clarkdale Junction	Noyesville
Clark's
Clifton	Oak Glen
Clybourn Junction	Oak Woods
Clybourn	Oakdale
Cobblestone	Ogden Park
Colehour	Old Orchard
Collierdale	Olde Salem
Colonial Heights	Olmsley
Colonial Ridge	Olympia Gardens
Congress Park	Olympic Village
Conley's	Orange
Constance	Orland
Conway Park	Otto Mall
Cottage Grove	Outer Depot
Country Gardens	Ovington
Cragin Junction
Cricket Hill	Pacesetter Park
Cumberland Highlands	Pacific
Cumberland	Palos Gardens
Cummings	Palos Westgate
Cunningham Courts	Palos
	Park Forest South
Dearborn Heights	Park Meadows
Dearborn Station	Parkhome
Dee Road	Parkway
Deer Grove	Parkwood Village
Deering	Partridge Hill
Des Plaines Terrace	Penock
Deval	Phillippe
Devonshire	Playfield
Dolton Junction	Pleasant Dale
Dolton's Station	Pleasant Hills
Douglas Park	Pleasant Run
Drexel	Plum Grove Hills
Dummy Crossing	Plum Grove Woods
Dunhurst	Plum
Dunton	Poplar Creek
Dupont	Posen Junction
	Pottawattamie Hills
East Chicago Heights	Prairie Ridge
East Northfield	Prospect Meadows
East Orland	Prospect Park
Eastwood	Provincetown
Edison Park	Provisio
Eggers	Proviso
Eggleston	Pullman Junction
El Morro	Purington
El Villa
El Vista	Regent Park
Elsdon Junction	Reseda
Elsmere	Rexford
Englewood Heights	Rhodes
Erwin	Richland
Estate Lane	Richton Hills
Euclid Lake	Richton
Expo Park	Richville
	Ridgeville
Fairview Gardens	Ridgewood
Fairview	Ringgold
Fairway Trace	River Branch Junction
Feehansville	River Forest Junction
Feehanville	River Junction
Fernwood	River Park
Fieldcrest	Roberts Park
Flag Creek	Rock Island Junction
Fordham	Rose Hill
Forest Glen	Rose Lawn
Forest Heights
Forest Hills	Sag
Forest Home	Saint Paul Junction
Forest View Hills	Sainte Marie
Fort Dearborn	Sandpebble Walk
Fort Wayne Junction	Sandra Heights
Fremont Junction	Scarsdale
Frenchman's Cove	Schaumberg
	Schaumburg Center
Gardner's Place	Schaumburg Green
Garfield Park	Schorsch Forest View
Givins	Seeger
Gladstone Commons	Seester
Gladstone Park	Shadetree
Glen Ridge	Shaumburgh
Glenayre Gardens	Sheffield Park
Glenayre	Sherman
Glenshire	Sherwood
Glenview Countryside	Shooting Park
Glenview Terrace	Shorewood Village
Glenview Woodlands	Skunk Valley
Golden Highridge	Sobieski
Golf Park Terrace	Solvay
Goselville	South Bridgeview
Grand Trunk Crossing	South Englewood Junction
Grandview Park	South Mount Forest
Green Meadows	South Northfield
Greenbrier	South Oak Park
The Greens	South Park
Gresham	South Ridgeland
Gross Park	South Stickney
Grossdale	South
	Southgate
Hamilton Park	State Line
Hammond Junction	Stonebridge
Hammond's	Strathmore Grove
Hampton Court	Summit - Argo
Hanover Highlands	Sunset Hills
Hanover Square	Surrey Ridge
Harmony Village	Sylvan Hill
Harvey Junction
Hasbrook	Taft
Havelock	Tamarac
Hawthorn	Tanglewood
Hawthorne	Thatcher's Park
Hayes	Thompson's
Hayford	Thorn Grove
Haymarket	Thornton Station
Hazelcrest Highlands	Tiedtville
Healy	Tierra Grande
Hidden Cove	Timbercrest
Hidden Creek	Timberlake Village
High Point	Tinley Terrace
High Ridge	Tracy
Highlawn	Triezenbers
Hillcrest	Triumvera
Hilldale Villages	Twin Oaks
Hillside - Berkeley
Hollendale	Valley Lo
Hollydale	Valley
Hollywood Ridge	Versailles-on-the-Lake
Hollywood	Viaduct Junction
Homerican Villas	Vienna Woods
Homewood Shores	Villa Verde
Homewood Terrace	Villa West
Huntington Commons	Villas Salceda
Huntington Park
Hyman	Walden
	Warren Park
Indian Hills	Wauksaik
International Village	Waycinden Park
Ivanhoe	Weathersfield
Ivy Hill	Weber
	Weldon
Jackson Park	Wentworth
Jefferson	West Glenview
Johnstone	West Lyons
Judd	West Northfield
	Westdale Gardens
Kedzie Grace	Westdale
Kedzie	Westhaven
Keepatau	Whitehall
Kenilwicke	Wicker Park
Kensington Junction	Wickliffe
Key West	Wildwood
Kimberly Heights	Willards
Kirwin	Willow's East
Knollcrest	Winston Park Northwest
Kolze	Winston Park South
	Winston Park
La Fontaine	Wireton
La Grange Highlands	Woodborough
Laguna Woods	Woodland Heights
Lake Briarwood	Woodruff
Lake Lynwood
Lake of the Winds	Yard Center

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Melrose could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.