Welcome to Meadville ...

The town of Meadville is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Meadville has a population of 423 people<2> (see below for details).

Meadville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Meadville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The ZIP code for Meadville: 39653<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Meadville had an population of 423 people. This is a decrease of 5.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Meadville had a population of 449 people (which is 5.53% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Meadville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Meadville represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 449 people, the population of Meadville decreased 13.49% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 519 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Meadville.

Communities Also Named Meadville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Meadville - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Meadville ...

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

• Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <6>
• Roxie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
  • Roxie is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <6>
• Crosby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Amite County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <6>
• Eddiceton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
  • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
• White Apple
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County
• McCall Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
  • McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <6>
• Hamburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
• Mount Olive
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
• Brookside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Brookside is located in Amite County
• Garden City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Franklin 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 Meadville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadville ...

Looking for more information about Meadville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Meadville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Meadville.

Adding Meadville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadville post office opened in 1822.

We also found Meadville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/