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Melrose Ohio Map

Explore Melrose, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Melrose, Ohio

How to Use This Melrose, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Melrose, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Melrose.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityMelrose
StateOhio (OH)
CountyPaulding County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude41.088719
Longitude-84.420035
Population233
Density105.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes45861, 44145, 45873
Area Code216, 234, 330
County SeatPaulding
School DistrictPaulding Exempted Village School District

About Melrose, Ohio

Melrose is a locality in Paulding County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 233. The population density is 105.1 people per km². Melrose is located at 41.0887°N, 84.4200°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Melrose is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45861, 44145, 45873.

Melrose occupies a flat expanse of fertile Midwestern earth where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of pale, persistent sky. It lies 13.7 miles south-southwest of Defiance, OH (from Defiance, OH: bearing 194°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-southeast of Paulding. The landscape around Melrose is defined by the steady, deliberate movement of the Little Auglaize River, which carves a modest path through the fields, providing a quiet corridor for local wildlife and the occasional drift of seasonal mist. Just a short distance from the center, the still waters of Burt Lake reflect the shifting colors of the afternoon, acting as a cool, glassy counterpoint to the dense, dark soil that characterizes the region. At the heart of the daily routine, Melrose Town Park and Ballfield serves as the primary gathering point, its grass kept short and its air frequently filled with the rhythmic thrum of local activity, grounded by the scent of clover and damp earth.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of the local economy, with the surrounding fields dictating the cycles of the year through the changing hues of corn and soy. The history of Melrose is etched into the grid of the roads and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its buildings, which stand as practical responses to the demands of a life lived close to the land. While the pace of existence here favors the long view and the measured response, there is a distinct vitality in the way the community maintains its connection to the geography. Whether it is the way the light lingers over the trees near the Little Auglaize River at dusk or the simple maintenance of the grounds at Melrose Town Park and Ballfield, the locality retains a sense of purpose that feels both enduring and deeply human.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Melrose Town Park and Ballfield (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 035° NE
  • Oakwood Community Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 078° E
  • Independence Dam State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 343° N
  • Wildlife Production Area 54 (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 141° SE
  • Miami-Erie and Wabash-Erie Canals (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 345° N
  • Auglaize Country Club (Park) — 7.9 mi, 350° N
  • Cascade Wayside Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 125° SE
  • Paulding County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 288° W
  • Black Swamp Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 287° W
  • Camp Lakota (Private Recreation) — 11.0 mi, 009° N
  • Maumee SR (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 339° N
  • Fort Winchester (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 013° N
  • Union Center Memorial Bell Monument (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 228° SW
  • MovieScoop Northtowne Cinemas (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 011° N
  • St. Anthony statue (Public Artwork) — 21.9 mi, 122° SE
  • Huber Opera House & Civic Center (Theatre) — 22.7 mi, 309° NW
  • Old Quarry Pump house (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 118° SE
  • Regal Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 27.8 mi, 150° SE
  • Nickel Plate 779 (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 144° SE
  • Goll Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.2 mi, 005° N
  • Lock Number 14 (Historic Ruins) — 33.8 mi, 176° S
  • Library House Gallery (Gallery) — 36.4 mi, 052° NE
  • Fort Wayne Improv (Theatre) — 36.5 mi, 271° W
  • Grand Lake St Marys State Park (State Park) — 37.2 mi, 182° S
  • Amazing Fall Fun (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 308° NW
  • St. Mary's overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 37.3 mi, 270° W
  • Riverside Art Center (Gallery) — 37.7 mi, 162° S
  • Wunderkammer Company (Arts Centre) — 37.8 mi, 267° W
  • Sumatran Tiger (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 272° W
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.0 mi, 055° NE · 21k acres

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About This Melrose Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Melrose, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.088719, -84.420035. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Melrose includes the ZIP code (45861, 44145, 45873), telephone area code (216, 234, 330), county seat of Paulding County (Paulding), and school district assignment (Paulding Exempted Village School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.