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Welcome to Meadowville ...

Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Meadowville is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Meadowville lies within the (804) area code.

Websites for Meadowville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Meadowville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Meadowville ...

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

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Meadowville - they are located in Idaho, Maine, Nova Scotia, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Meadowville ...

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

  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
    • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
  • Varina Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
  • Varina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Varina is located in Henrico County
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Turner Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
  • Bellwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Henrico 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 Meadowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadowville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadowville ...

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

Adding Meadowville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadowville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Meadowville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadowville.

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

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meadowville - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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