Welcome to Meredith ...

Meredith is located in Armstrong County<1>.

The location of Meredith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meredith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Meredith is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Meredith lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Meredith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Meredith: This one is located in Armstrong County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 18 communities that are also named Meredith - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (3), Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Meredith ...

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

• Indiana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Kittanning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Ford City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• Leechburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <4>
• Homer City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <4>
• Clymer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>
• North Apollo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
  • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <4>
• West Kittanning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• New Bethlehem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>

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 Meredith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meredith.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meredith. 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 Meredith.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meredith ...

Looking for more information about Meredith? 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 Meredith, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Meredith.

Adding Meredith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meredith 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 Meredith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Meredith post office opened in 1893.

We also found Meredith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meredith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/