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Welcome to Meiss ...

Meiss is located in El Dorado County<1>.

Meiss is 5,490 feet [1,673 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Meiss is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Meiss: 530 & 837<3>

Websites for Meiss ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Meiss ...

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

  • Kyburz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • White Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Kit Carson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Pacific
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Fresh Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
  • Kirkwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pollock Pines
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meiss ...

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

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 Meiss - 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 Meiss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Meiss 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.