Welcome to Meter ...

Meter is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Meter is near sea level<3>.

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

Meter lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Meter ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <4>
• Tappahannock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Montross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Machodoc
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
  • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
• Tucker Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
• Tall Timbers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tall Timbers <4>
• Piney Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
  • Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <4>
• Griffiths Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
  • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
• Breton Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meter ...

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

Adding Meter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meter post office opened in 1903.

We also found Meter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/