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Welcome to Meadville Junction ...

Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadville Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Meadville Junction: Meadville Jct. (or less commonly used: Meadville Jctn.)

Meadville Junction is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Meadville Junction ...

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

  • Meadville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Edinboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cambridge Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Albion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Andover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
  • Cochranton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Linesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Saegertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Conneautville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadville Junction ...

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

Adding Meadville Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meadville Junction 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 Meadville Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadville Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadville Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.