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Welcome to Meacham ...

Meacham is located in Umatilla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meacham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Meacham is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Meacham is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Meacham lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Meacham: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Meacham: 97859<4>

Communities Also Named Meacham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Meacham - they are located in Illinois, New York, Saskatchewan and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Meacham ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meacham ...

Looking for more information about Meacham? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meacham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Meacham.

Adding Meacham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meacham 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 (so far) for Meacham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Meacham post office opened in 1890. The Meacham post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meacham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meacham - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Meacham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Meacham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Meacham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Meacham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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