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Welcome to Meriwether ...

Meriwether is located in Baldwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meriwether, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Meriwether is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Meriwether: 478

Communities Also Named Meriwether ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Meriwether - they are located in Montana and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Meriwether ...

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

  • Milledgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Eatonton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Colony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
  • Gordon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Zebulon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ivey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Morton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitts
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pitts is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
    • Estimated population in 2019: 293 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 Meriwether. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meriwether.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meriwether ...

Looking for more information about Meriwether? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meriwether, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Meriwether.

Adding Meriwether to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meriwether 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 Meriwether was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meriwether.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meriwether - 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.