Welcome to Meadows ...

Meadows is located in Adams County<1> (at the time of its founding, Meadows was located in Washington County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadows, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Meadows is 3,970 feet [1,210 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Meadows is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Meadows lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Meadows (for example, toward Halfway (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Telephone area codes for Meadows: (208) and (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 59 communities that are also named Meadows - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (6), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (8), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadows.

Communities near Meadows ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Meadows.

• McCall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
  • McCall is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall <5>
• Council
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Council is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council <5>
• Donnelly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
  • Donnelly is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <5>
• Lardo ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lardo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lardo
  • Lardo is located in Valley County
• Rubicon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
  • Rubicon is located in Adams County
• Tamarack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
  • Tamarack is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamarack <5>
• Lake Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
  • Lake Fork is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <5>
• Fruitvale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <5>
• Roseberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Roseberry is located in Valley County
• Pollock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadows.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meadows. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadows.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadows. See our Newspapers Page for Meadows.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadows ...

Looking for more information about Meadows? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Meadows, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Meadows.

Adding Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meadows in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Meadows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Meadows post office opened in 1883.

We also found Meadows in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadows.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/