Abandoned Record
About Melrose
Melrose is a small community in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. It is 34 miles (55 km) south of Butte and about 30 miles (48 km) north of Dillon.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Melrose, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Melrose is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Melrose
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1893 Dillon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Dillon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Dillon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Dillon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Melrose sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Dillon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Dillon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Butte South sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1997 Melrose sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Melrose
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Melrose": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Melrose, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6813613.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).