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Welcome to Meta ...

Meta is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Meta is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Meta: 606

Communities Also Named Meta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Meta - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meta.

Communities near Meta ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Elkhorn City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Delbarton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Matewan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kermit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meta ...

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

Adding Meta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meta 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 Meta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Meta post office opened in 1896. The Meta post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/