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History · Melrose

Melrose’s post office opened in 1855, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Melrose began

When was Melrose founded?

1855

The Melrose post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 544171 years
Founding year: the first Melrose post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Melrose’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Melrose are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Melrose’s homes were built before 1952.
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The story so far

Melrose, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Melrose yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Melrose is a village in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 544 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Melrose.

Its first post office opened in 1855. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 503 to 544 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Melrose, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Melrose

Nobody well known was born in Melrose itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Deke SlaytonAmerican astronaut · b. 1924
Hamlin GarlandAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, short story … · b. 1860
Doane RobinsonAmerican historian · b. 1856
Edgar Stillman KelleyAmerican composer, conductor, teacher, and writ… · b. 1857
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Robert Herman FlockAmerican Roman-Catholic bishop working in Boliv… · b. 1956
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Carlie HansonAmerican singer · b. 2000

Questions about Melrose’s history

What year was Melrose founded?

The Melrose post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.