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>
Our sources for Melrose (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Melrose other than they indicate that Melrose would be found somewhere in Robeson County, North Carolina.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1855 and closed in 1902.
Communities Also Named Melrose ...
We found 66 communities that share the name Melrose.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Melrose.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 65 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 65 communities, 61 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Polk County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Melrose [Polk County].
- Polk 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].
- 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].
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Melrose [Cook County].
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- 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
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Melrose [Middlesex County].
- Michigan
- 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
- 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.
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Melrose.
- Ohio
- 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].
- Alabama
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:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
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 Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)
More Orphans in Robeson County ...
Can you help?
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 Robeson County.
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. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |