Welcome to Meyer ...

Meyer is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meyer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Meyer is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Meyer: 641

Communities Also Named Meyer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Meyer - they are located in Georgia, Illinois (3), Michigan and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Meyer ...

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

• Osage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Osage
  • From Meyer to Osage
• Grand Meadow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <3>
• Saint Ansgar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Ansgar
  • From Meyer to Saint Ansgar
• Le Roy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Le Roy
  • From Meyer to Le Roy
• Adams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Adams
  • From Meyer to Adams
• Riceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Riceville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riceville
  • From Meyer to Riceville
• Lyle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <3>
• Elma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elma
  • From Meyer to Elma
• Stacyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stacyville
  • From Meyer to Stacyville
• Rose Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
  • Rose Creek is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <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 Meyer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meyer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meyer ...

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

Adding Meyer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meyer post office opened in 1897.

We also found Meyer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meyer.