Welcome to Meador ...
Meador is located in Allen County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Meador, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Meador is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Meador lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Meador: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Meador ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Meador - they are located in South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meador.
Communities near Meador ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Meador.
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smiths Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Park City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Plum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Woodburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Fountain Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Meador. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meador.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Meador. 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 Meador.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Meador. See our Newspapers Page for Meador.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meador ...
Looking for more information about Meador? 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 Meador, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Meador.
Adding Meador to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Meador 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 Meador was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Meador post office opened in 1891.
We also found Meador in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Meador.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meador - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Meador area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Meador area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |