Welcome to Meadow Lake ...

So far, we found very little information about Meadow Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Meadow Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meadow Lake, please Contact Us.

Meadow Lake would have been located within present day Nevada County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadow Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Meadow Lake: Meadow Lk.

Time Zone: The area where Meadow Lake was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Meadow Lake was located: 530

Communities Also Named Meadow Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Meadow Lake - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, New Mexico, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Meadow Lake ...

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

• Truckee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
  • Truckee is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Truckee
  • From Meadow Lake to Truckee
• Big Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Placer County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Bend
  • From Meadow Lake to Big Bend
• Kingvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
  • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kingvale
  • From Meadow Lake to Kingvale
• Soda Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Soda Springs
  • From Meadow Lake to Soda Springs
• Bear Valley ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bear Valley
  • From Meadow Lake to Bear Valley
• Donner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Donner is located in Placer County
• Emigrant Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
  • Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emigrant Gap
  • From Meadow Lake to Emigrant Gap
• Marsh Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marsh Mill
  • From Meadow Lake to Marsh Mill
• Norden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Norden is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norden <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norden
  • From Meadow Lake to Norden
• Donner Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
  • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Lake. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Meadow Lake.

Adding Meadow Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Meadow Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Meadow Lake post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadow Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/