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Welcome to Meeks Bay ...

Meeks Bay is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meeks Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Meeks Bay is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Meeks Bay is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Meeks Bay: 530

Websites for Meeks Bay ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Meeks Bay, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Meeks Bay ...

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

  • South Lake Tahoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tahoe Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
    • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
  • Tahoe City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tallac Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Lincoln Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Skyland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Zephyr Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Al Tahoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
    • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Dollar Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
    • Dollar Point is located in Placer 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 Meeks Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meeks Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meeks Bay ...

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

Adding Meeks Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meeks Bay post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meeks Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meeks Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/