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Welcome to Meadowview ...

Meadowview is located in Oxford County<1>.


The location of Meadowview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadowview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Meadowview is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Meadowview lies within the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Meadowview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Meadowview - they are located in Georgia (3), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (5), Texas (2) and Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Meadowview ...

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

  • Farmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
  • Turner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
  • Rumford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Paris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Monmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <4>
  • Wilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
  • Livermore Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mexico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadowview ...

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

Adding Meadowview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meadowview 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 Meadowview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Meadowview post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadowview.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadowview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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