Welcome to Meadows ...

Meadows is located in Stokes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadows, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Meadows is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Meadows is within the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Meadows ...

While we believe that this Meadows is located in Stokes County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Meadows. Those communities are located in the following counties: Forsyth, Henderson and Orange County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 59 communities that are also named Meadows - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (6), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (8), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Meadows ...

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

• Winston - Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <3>
• Kernersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <3>
• Summerfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
• Oak Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
• King
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <3>
• Stokesdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <3>
• Walkertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <3>
• Rural Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hall
  • Rural Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Hall <3>
• Tobaccoville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
  • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <3>
• Mayodan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadows ...

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

Adding Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadows post office opened in 1878.

We also found Meadows in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadows.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/