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Welcome to Meares ...

Meares is located in Modoc County<1>.

Meares is 4,420 feet [1,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Meares is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Meares lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Meares: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Meares ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Meares.

  • Tionesta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Canby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stronghold
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
  • Lookout Junction
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
  • Tulelake
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lookout
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Malin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Malin is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <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 Meares. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meares.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meares ...

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

Adding Meares to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meares 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 (so far) for Meares was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meares.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Modoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meares - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Meares area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Meares 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.