Melrose | |
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Coordinates: 29°43′N 82°3′W / 29.717°N 82.050°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, and Putnam |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 32666[1] |
Melrose is an unincorporated community in Alachua, Bradford, Clay, and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It lies on State Road 26, approximately 17 mi (27 km) east of Gainesville (straight-line distance) and approximately 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Jacksonville (straight-line distance). The town lies on Lake Santa Fe.