Do you know of The Meadows ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about The Meadows. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with The Meadows.

Unfortunately, we didn't note our source when we found mention of The Meadows, so we are uncertain whether The Meadows is a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name. While we don't have its location, we believe that The Meadows would be found somewhere in DuPage County, Illinois.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named The Meadows ...

We found 58 communities that share the name The Meadows.

There are two communities within Illinois that are also named The Meadows.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 56 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 56 communities, 54 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Lake County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of The Meadows [Lake County].
- McLean County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of The Meadows [McLean County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Chambers County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of The Meadows [Chambers County].
  - Houston County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of The Meadows [Houston County].
- Arkansas
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of The Meadows [Crawford County].
- British Columbia
  - Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of The Meadows.
- California
  - Orange County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of The Meadows [Orange County].
  - Sacramento County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of The Meadows [Sacramento County].
- Colorado
  - Park County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Meadows [Park County].
  - Pueblo County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Meadows [Pueblo County].
- Delaware
  - Sussex County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of The Meadows [Sussex County].
- Florida
  - Sarasota County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Meadows [Sarasota County].
- Georgia
  - Bibb County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Bibb County].
  - Camden County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Camden County].
  - Fayette County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Fayette County].
  - Fulton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Fulton County].
  - Glynn County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Glynn County].
  - Johnson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Johnson County].
- Idaho
  - Adams County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of The Meadows [Adams County].
- Indiana
  - Vigo County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of The Meadows [Vigo County].
- Iowa
  - Polk County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of The Meadows [Polk County].
- Kentucky
  - Fayette County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Meadows [Fayette County].
- Louisiana
  - Caddo Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of The Meadows [Caddo Parish].
- Manitoba
  - Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of The Meadows.
- Maryland
  - Anne Arundel County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Anne Arundel County].
  - Baltimore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Baltimore County].
  - Calvert County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Calvert County].
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Carroll County].
  - Charles County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Charles County].
  - Frederick County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Frederick County].
  - Prince George's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Prince George's County].
  - Queen Anne's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Meadows [Queen Anne's County].
- New Hampshire
  - Coos County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of The Meadows [Coos County].
- New Jersey
  - Hudson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of The Meadows [Hudson County].
- New York
  - Monroe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Meadows [Monroe County].
  - Saratoga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Meadows [Saratoga County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
  - Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of The Meadows.
- North Carolina
  - Forsyth County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Meadows [Forsyth County].
  - Henderson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Meadows [Henderson County].
  - Orange County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Meadows [Orange County].
  - Stokes County
  - Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Meadows [Stokes County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of The Meadows.
- Ohio
  - Gallia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of The Meadows [Gallia County].
  - Wood County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of The Meadows [Wood County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of The Meadows.
- Pennsylvania
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of The Meadows [Montgomery County].
- South Carolina
  - Greenville County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Meadows [Greenville County].
  - Oconee County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Meadows [Oconee County].
  - Union County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Meadows [Union County].
- Tennessee
  - Cumberland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Meadows [Cumberland County].
  - Hamblen County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Meadows [Hamblen County].
- Texas
  - Fort Bend County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of The Meadows [Fort Bend County].
- Utah
  - Davis County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of The Meadows [Davis County].
- Virginia
  - Albemarle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Meadows [Albemarle County].
  - Charlottesville City
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Meadows [Charlottesville City].
  - James City County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Meadows [James City County].
  - Northampton County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Meadows [Northampton County].
- West Virginia
  - Randolph County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of The Meadows [Randolph County].

More Orphans in DuPage County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in DuPage County.

Americana Village	Lincoln Hills
Arboretum Villages	Lisle Station
Arrowhead	Long Meadow
Atrium	Lorraine Park

Beau Bien	Maplebrook
Belmont Road	Marion Hills
Benedale Green	McQueen
Blackhawk Heights	Meacham
Brandywine	Medinah on the Lake
Briarbrook Village	Mohawk
Briarcliffe	Moser Highlands
Brook Forest
Brookeridge	Nordic Park
Bryn Mawr	North Wayne
Butterfield West	North Woods
Butterfield
	Oak Meadows
Cass	Oakdale Woods
Chambord	Oakwood
Colony Park	Old Farm
Country Lake	Olympic Terrace
The Covered Bridges	Orleans Terrace
Craig Place	Owens Siding
Cress Creek
	Picadilly Terrace
Danby	Pleasant Hill
Downers Fairview	Point West
	Prairie Green
East Grove	Prospect Park
El Sierra
Emerald Green	Regency Grove
	Regency Terrace
Fair Oaks	Ridgemoor
Farmingdale South	Rose Hill
Farmingdale Terrace
Farmingdale Village	Sagone
Farmingdale	Saint Regis
Farmsted	Salt Creek
Four Lakes	Say Brook
Fox Valley East	Scot Plains
Fox Valley	Sherwood Forest
	Somerset
Gary Gardens	Spring Lake
Ginger Creek	Steeple Run
Glen Ellyn Countryside	Stratford Hills
Glen Ellyn Woods	Summerlakes
Glen Hill
Glenbard South	Thornwilde
Golfview Hills	Timber Ridge
Gower	Tri-state Village
Granger	Tristate Village
Green Valley	Turner
Greggs
	Village Square
High Lake
Highlands	West DuPage Park
Hinswood	West Dupage
Huntington	West Hinsdale
	Westlake
Indian Hill	Westmore
International Village	Weston
	Westwood
Kinne	Wheatland
Knottingham	Wheaton Center
	Willoway
Lake in the Woods	Winston Hills
Langdon
Liberty Park	Yorkshire Woods

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that The Meadows could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.