Welcome to Melrose ...

Melrose is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melrose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Melrose is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Melrose lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Melrose is within the boundaries of the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

While we believe that this Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Melrose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Goliad and Gregg County.

Beyond Texas, 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 Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (6), 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.

• Nacogdoches
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Garrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Appleby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Chireno
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <4>
• Swift
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
• Woden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woden
  • Woden is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woden <4>
• Attoyac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
• Martinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Etoile
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
  • Etoile is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etoile <4>
• Platt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
  • Platt is located in Angelina 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.

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.

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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Melrose in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Melrose post office opened in 1841.

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 Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/