Welcome to Melrose ...

The village of Melrose is located in southeast New Mexico.

Melrose is located in Curry County<1>.

The location of Melrose has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melrose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Melrose has a population of 628 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Melrose is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Melrose is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Melrose lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Melrose (for example, toward Farwell (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Melrose is located in the (575) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Melrose had an population of 628 people. This is a decrease of 3.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Melrose had a population of 651 people. This makes Melrose the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Melrose represents 0.03% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 651 people, the population of Melrose decreased 11.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 736 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Melrose.

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), 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 9 communities that are near Melrose.

• Floyd
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
• Saint Vrain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <5>
• Weber City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Weber City is located in Curry County
• McAlister
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
  • McAlister is located in Quay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <5>
• House
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • House is located in Quay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <5>
• Taiban
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiban
  • Taiban is located in DeBaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taiban <5>
• Portales
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <5>
• Clovis
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <5>
• Ragland
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Ragland is located in Quay County

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.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melrose. Our list includes 4 papers. 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.<6>

From that list, the Melrose post office opened in 1906.

We also found Melrose on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

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 Curry County: www.currycounty.org/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/