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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Melrose. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Melrose to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Melrose, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Melrose (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Melrose. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Melrose is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Melrose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melrose:
- Wilson County (The home county of Melrose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Possum Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Laguardo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lynn Christie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Gladeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cannon County
- Auburntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Hermitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rayon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Donelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Priest Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Maplewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- East Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mudtavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Nashboro Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- DeKalb County
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Green Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- White House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Mulloy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Jernigan Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Black Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Cross Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Hygeia Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Orlinda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Murphree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Morrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- La Vergne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Leanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Fairfield Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 131 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Monoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Shaver Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Brush Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Defeated
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Trousdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Castalian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Chipman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Ocana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Rock Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Cottontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Adolphus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Mount Aerial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Black Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melrose, see our County-by-County Page for Melrose.
Cemeteries Near Melrose ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melrose.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Melrose - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melrose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conatser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bettis - Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cage Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- The Bandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boxwell Reservation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445274 <3>
- LaGuardo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1010 more) ...
- James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
- The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery
- The James Harvey Davis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2486190 <3>
- Gallatin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Melrose in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melrose.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Odum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Trousdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Laguardo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Castalian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chipman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Silver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melrose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melrose.
Newspapers Published in Melrose ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melrose.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melrose, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melrose.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Melrose:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wilson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Allen County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Melrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melrose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |