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Welcome to Meeks ...

Meeks is located

Meeks is located in Bell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meeks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Meeks is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Meeks: 254

Communities Also Named Meeks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Meeks - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Meeks ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities near Meeks ...

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

  • Temple
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River Academy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Rosebud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Buckholts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Barclay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barclay is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meeks ...

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

Adding Meeks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meeks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meeks - 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.