Welcome to Meridian ...
So far, we found very little information about Meridian. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Meridian to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Meridian - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Meridian, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Meridian , we believe that it would have been located within present day Sumner County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Meridian, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
When the people of Meridian referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Meridianite<3>
Meridian would have been located in the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Meridian ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Meridian - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma (4), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meridian.
Adding Meridian to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Meridian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Meridian post office opened in 1871.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Meridian.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meridian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Sumner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Meridian refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Meridian may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |