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Welcome to Joseph Meadows ...

Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Joseph Meadows: Joseph Mdws.

Joseph Meadows is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Joseph Meadows: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Joseph Meadows ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Joseph Meadows, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Joseph Meadows ...

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

  • Westminster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gettysburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Littlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Joseph Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joseph Meadows.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joseph Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joseph Meadows - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Joseph Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Joseph Meadows 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.