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Welcome to The Meadows ...

The Meadows is located in Fulton County<1>.

The Meadows is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Meadows lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from The Meadows (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for The Meadows: 770, 470 & 678<3>

Communities Also Named The Meadows ...

While we believe that this The Meadows is located in Fulton County, we know of another 5 Georgia communities named The Meadows. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb, Camden, Fayette, Glynn and Johnson County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 59 communities that are also named The Meadows - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (8), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Meadows.

Communities near The Meadows ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
    • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Brookhaven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
  • Peachtree City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stockbridge North
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Pontevedra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
    • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 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 The Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Meadows.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Meadows - 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 770 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470 or 678. New phone numbers in the The Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 770, 470 or 678. As a result, placing a call in the The Meadows 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.
<5>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.