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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Meador. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Meador to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meador, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Meador (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Meador. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Meador is historic, it would have been located within present day Union County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.

Below are the counties that are near Meador. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meador:

  • Union County     (The home county of Meador)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lockhart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Bonham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
    • Kelly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Delta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sartor Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Tuckertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Kings Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • East Gaffney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
    • Gaffney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Blacksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Cabal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
    • Gayle Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Chester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Lowrys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Cornwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Blackstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Richburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Edgemoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Blair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Renno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Tylersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glymphville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Helena is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Newberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pomaria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Central Pacolet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <2>
    • Cross Anchor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pacolet Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White Stone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enoree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Converse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowpens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Blairsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Blairsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • McConnells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Filbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Filbert is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Zadok is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meador, see our County-by-County Page for Meador.

Cemeteries Near Meador ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meador.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Meador - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meador covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sims Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Steen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...
    • McBride Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Meador itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Meador, with the one closest to Meador listed first.

  • Santuc
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Santuc is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
  • Carlisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leeds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leeds is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Ada ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ada is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Wilksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilksburg is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
  • Baton Rouge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Delta is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Sandy River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy River is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
  • Bonham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
  • Goshen Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
  • Kelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kelton is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cotton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cotton is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
    • Bullock Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bullock Creek is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
    • Gould ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gould is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meador. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meador.

Newspapers Published in Meador ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meador.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meador, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meador.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meador:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meador, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meador) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.