Welcome to Meaford ...
So far, we found very little information about Meaford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Meaford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meaford, please Contact Us.
Meaford would have been located within present day Garland County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Meaford is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Meaford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Meaford was located: 501
Communities Also Named Meaford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Meaford - they are located in Michigan and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meaford.
Communities near Meaford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Meaford.
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haskell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Fountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Traskwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Tull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Poyen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 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 Meaford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meaford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meaford. 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 Meaford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meaford. See our Newspapers Page for Meaford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meaford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Garland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meaford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |