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Welcome to Placid Meadows ...

Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Placid Meadows: Placid Mdws.

Placid Meadows is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Placid Meadows: 513 & 283<3>

Communities near Placid Meadows ...

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

  • Cincinnati
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Covington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Erlanger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
  • Forest Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <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 Placid Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Placid Meadows.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placid Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Placid 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 513 code has been Overlayed with the 283 area code. New phone numbers in the Placid Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 513 or 283. As a result, placing a call in the Placid 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.