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Welcome to Meredith ...

Meredith is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meredith, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Meredith is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Meredith: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Meredith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Meredith: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Armstrong County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 18 communities that are also named Meredith - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (3), Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Meredith ...

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

  • DuBois
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Punxsutawney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynoldsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brockway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Falls Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Hawthorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meredith ...

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

Adding Meredith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meredith 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 Meredith was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meredith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meredith - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Meredith area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Meredith 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.