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Welcome to Meadows ...

Meadows is located in McLean County<1>.

The pronunciation of Meadows: MED-ohs<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadows, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Meadows is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Meadows ...

While we believe that this Meadows is located in McLean County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Meadows. Those communities are located in the following counties: DuPage and Lake County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 59 communities that are also named Meadows - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (6), Idaho, 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 Meadows.

Websites for Meadows ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

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

Communities near Meadows ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadows ...

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

Adding Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadows post office opened in 1872. The Meadows post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadows.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Meadows. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/