Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Melrose is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Bland (VA), Giles (VA), Tazewell (VA), McDowell, Raleigh, Summers & Wyoming.
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:
- Mercer County (The home county of Melrose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Johnston Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Oakvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Lashmeet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Willowton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Littlesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Matoaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Flipping
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Rich Creek
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Northfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
- Anawalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Keystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <2>
- Big Four
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
- Thorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Gary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Welch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <2>
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Peterstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <2>
- Ballard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Wolfcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Rhodell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Eastgulf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastgulf
- Eastgulf is located in Raleigh County
- Princewick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Shady Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <2>
- Helen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Daniels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
- Pemberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Tilden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Sophia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
- Stotesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Raleigh County
- Former name for Beaver:
- Glen Hedrick
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Slab Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Pipestem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <2>
- True
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Nimitz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Jumping Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Buck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Forest Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <2>
- Bellepoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Hinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
- Bargers Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Talcott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott
- Talcott is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talcott <2>
- Sandstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Bud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Mullens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <2>
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
- Keyrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Mullensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Rock View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Round Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Hicksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Bastian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastian
- Bastian is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastian <2>
- Mechanicsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Glen Lyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lurich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <2>
- Narrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Thessalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Pearisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <2>
- Poplar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County (VA)
- Pembroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
- Mountain Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
- Wurno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Fairlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Tazewell County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Bluefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- Falls Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Yards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Boissevain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
- Boissevain is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Shawver Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Abbs Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Little Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Wittens Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Max Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
- Max Meadows is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <2>
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Wytheville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
- Wytheville is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melrose, see our County-by-County Page for 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 23 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 16 miles [25.7 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 professional and volunteer websites 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 West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Giles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tazewell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wythe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Stinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinson Cemetery
- Barberie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barberie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barberie Cemetery
- McCue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCue Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oney Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearn Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
- Hypes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hypes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hypes Cemetery
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- Roach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belcher Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
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.<5>
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.
- Princeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Ingleside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - East River ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Spanishburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
- Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
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- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Oakvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lashmeet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Willowton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Pinoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocky Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Glen Lyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Dunns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Gap
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.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melrose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3868, Longitude: -81.0543 In this case, the coordinates for Melrose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |