Welcome to Meads ...

Meads is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

Meads is 6,770 feet [2,063 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Meads is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Meads lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Meads lies within the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Meads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Meads - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Meads ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Meads.

• Saratoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Hanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <4>
• Sinclair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Sinclair is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <4>
• Elk Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <4>
• Walcott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <4>
• Fort Steele ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
• Elmo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Carbon County
• Rawlins
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Rawlins is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meads ...

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

Adding Meads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meads 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 Meads was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

We also found Meads mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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