Welcome to Meade ...

Meade is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of Meade has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Meade is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Meade lies within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Meade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Meade: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Wise County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Meade - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Meade ...

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

• Tappahannock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
• Warsaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Montross
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
• Cauthornville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
• Dunnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
  • Dunnsville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <4>
• Beazley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
  • Beazley is located in Essex County
• Crouch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
• Lloyds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Lloyds is located in Essex County
• Contra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
  • Contra is located in King and Queen County
• Walkerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meade ...

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

Adding Meade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meade 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 Meade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Meade post office opened in 1893.

We also found Meade on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/