City of Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Overview of Melrose City

• Name:
  Melrose City
• Official Name:
  City of Melrose
• Also Known As:
  Melrose
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located 7 mi N of Boston (US-T121).
• History (GNIS):
  Settled about 1629, incorporated as a town in 1850, and as a city in 1899. Probably named for a borough in Scotland although local sources say name is a compound of the Latin word for honey and the rose. The natural beauty of the place suggested this combination (MA-T1/p30).
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.455593842° 27' 20.1"N

  Longitude:-71.058896071° 03' 32.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Melrose 0.4 mi. NW
  • Malden City 1.7 mi. S
  • Medford City 3.4 mi. SW
  • Everett City 3.4 mi. S
  • Revere City (Suffolk County) 4.3 mi. SE
  • Chelsea City (Suffolk County) 4.3 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Netherland 0.4 mi. S
  • Wyoming 0.7 mi. S
  • Forest Dale (Malden City) 1.2 mi. S
  • Hebrew Charitable Burial Ground (Malden City) 1.3 mi. SE
  • Malden (Malden City) 1.3 mi. SE
  • Melrose Jewish Cemeteries 1.7 mi. E
  • Salem Street (Malden City) 1.9 mi. S
  • Saint Marys (Malden City) 2.1 mi. SW
  • Holy Cross (Malden City) 2.3 mi. SE
  • Beth Israel (Everett City) 2.6 mi. SE
  • Old Burying Ground 2.6 mi. NW
  • Everett Jewish Cemeteries (Beth Israel Cemetery, Everett City) 2.6 mi. SE
• Elevation:
  24 m
• Surrounding Cities:
  • Revere (Suffolk County) SE
  • Everett S
  • Malden S
  • Medford SW
• Histopolis Place ID:
  835666124
• Updated Apr 29, 2020