Welcome to Meadow Bridge ...

The town of Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Meadow Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadow Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Meadow Bridge: Meadow Brg. (or less commonly used: Meadow Brdg. or Meadow Brdge.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Meadow Bridge has a population of 347 people<3> (see below for details).

Meadow Bridge is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Meadow Bridge is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Meadow Bridge: (304) & (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Meadow Bridge had an population of 347 people. This is a decrease of 8.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meadow Bridge had a population of 379 people. This makes Meadow Bridge the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Meadow Bridge represents 0.02% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 379 people, the population of Meadow Bridge increased 18.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 321 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Meadow Bridge.

Communities near Meadow Bridge ...

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

• Beckley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <6>
• Oak Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
• Fayetteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
• Hinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <6>
• Rainelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <6>
• Mount Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <6>
• Alderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <6>
• Rupert
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
• Quinwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Thurmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
  • Thurmond is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadow Bridge ...

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

Adding Meadow Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meadow Bridge 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 Meadow Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Meadow Bridge post office opened in 1919.

We also found Meadow Bridge on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadow Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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