Welcome to The Meadows ...

The Meadows is primarily located in Polk County<1>. A portion of The Meadows extends into Dallas County.

The Meadows is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: The Meadows lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for The Meadows: 515

Communities Also Named The Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Georgia (6), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana, 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.

• Des Moines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Ankeny
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
• West Des Moines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <3>
• Urbandale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <3>
• Waukee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <3>
• Johnston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
• Altoona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
• Clive
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <3>
• Indianola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <3>
• Grimes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <3>

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.