Welcome to Meadorville ...

Meadorville is located in Macon County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Meadorville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadorville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Meadorville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Meadorville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Meadorville and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Meadorville lies within the (615) area code.

Communities near Meadorville ...

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

• Difficult
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Hartsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Lafayette
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Centerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wilson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
• Westmoreland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Bluff Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
• South Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
  • South Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
• Red Boiling Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
  • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
• Castalian Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
  • Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <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 Meadorville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadorville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadorville ...

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

Adding Meadorville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadorville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Meadorville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadorville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadorville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/