Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Meade (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 Meade. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Meade is located in Wise County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wise County: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Pike (KY), Dickenson, Lee, Russell & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Meade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meade:
- Wise County (The home county of Meade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Haddonfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Almira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Esserville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
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- Kent Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Dwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Virginia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Osaka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
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- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Leemaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Big Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Royal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grundy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Janey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Darwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Haysi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bucu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Darnell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell Town is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
- Keokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keokee is located in Lee County
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- Rawhide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
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- Norton City
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Dante
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Artrip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Jessees Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Dickensonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Spring City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
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- Fugates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Fort Blackmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Weeksbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Wheelwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Wheelwright Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Bypro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Teaberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Hi Hat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Osborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Dema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dema is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- McDowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Lynch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chad is located in Harlan County (KY)
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- Holmes Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Kite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Redfox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redfox is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Pippa Passes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Littcarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Garner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mousie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Hindman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrie is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Burdine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- McRoberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Tolliver Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Hemphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Perry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Cornettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Vicco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vicco is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Delphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delphia is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Happy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Happy is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
- Scuddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Acup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acup is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Slemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Dorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Ashcamp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Jonancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
- Hellier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Virgie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Rockhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meade, see our County-by-County Page for Meade.
Cemeteries Near Meade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meade.
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 Meade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1069 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Powers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Meade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Pound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Beefhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Lipps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Dorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Stratton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Ashcamp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Craftsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Sergent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tarpon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meade.
Newspapers Published in Meade ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meade, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meade.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Meade:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Lee County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Floyd County
- Harlan County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Meade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Meade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |