Welcome to Meades Branch ...

Meades Branch is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Meades Branch: Meades Br. (or less commonly used: Meades Brnch.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Meades Branch for more information about variations on the name of Meades Branch.

Meades Branch is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Meades Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Meades Branch and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Meades Branch: 606

Communities near Meades Branch ...

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

• Paintsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
• Louisa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
• Fort Gay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Inez
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
• Kermit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
• Warfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
• Blaine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Cando ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cando is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
• Mattie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mattie is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
• Patrick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meades Branch ...

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