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Welcome to Meadows Crossroads ...

Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Meadows Crossroads: Meadows Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Meadows Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Meadows Crossroads.

Meadows Crossroads is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Meadows Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Meadows Crossroads (for example, toward Columbus (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Meadows Crossroads: 334 & 483<3>

Websites for Meadows Crossroads ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities near Meadows Crossroads ...

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

  • Columbus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maridale Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Opelika
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
  • Mountain Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Cusseta Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
    • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
  • Smith's Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
  • Glenns
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadows Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadows Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Meadows Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Meadows Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.