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Welcome to Melrose ...

Melrose is located in Greenup County<1>.

Melrose is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Melrose: 606

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 67 communities that are also named Melrose - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa (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.

  • Huntington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Portsmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • South Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <3>
  • New Boston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ceredo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Greenup, 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.