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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Meadow Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Meadow Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Meadow Park is located in Lee County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Chatham, Harnett & Moore.

Below are the counties that are near Meadow Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Park:

  • Lee County     (The home county of Meadow Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.
    • San-Lee Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
    • Jonesboro Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
    • Sanford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
    • Carolina Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
    • Saint Andrews
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Broadway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Colon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Colon is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Parkwood Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
    • Osgood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Osgood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Glenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Green Valley Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tramway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Alamance County
    • Mandale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.
    • Farmville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brickhaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corinth is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Gulf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulf is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
    • Haywood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Moncure
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carbonton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
    • Goldston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bear Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bonlee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
    • Bynum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
    • Fearrington Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.
    • Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Spring Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Bragg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Linden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Point Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
    • Shaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw has also been known as:
      • Shaw Heights
    • Bonnie Doone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Kingsford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Godwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wade is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <1>
  • Durham County
    • Morrisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.
    • Seminole
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Seminole is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
    • Ryes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ryes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
    • Murchisontown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
    • Olivia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boone Trail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
    • Barbecue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Mamers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mamers is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
    • Pineview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
    • Cokesbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
    • Johnsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Spout Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
    • Luart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Luart is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
    • Norrington Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoke County
    • Ashley Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Carthage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Whispering Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Southern Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Robbins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylortown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylortown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Seven Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
  • Orange County
    • Dogwood Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
  • Randolph County
    • Coleridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.
    • Hollemans Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
      • Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
      • Collins
      • Enno
    • New Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennebec
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kennebec is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Apex is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
    • Indian Trail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
    • Macks Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macks Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • McCullers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • McCullers is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
    • Dutchess Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
    • Hazelwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazelwood is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Park, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Park.

Cemeteries Near Meadow Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Meadow Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Meadow Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Park, with the one closest to Meadow Park listed first.

  • Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Gulf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Haywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Moncure
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spout Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Merry Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Goldston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lillington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Park.

Newspapers Published in Meadow Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Park, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meadow Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meadow Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadow Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.