en Meador, West Virginia

Meador, West Virginia
Meador, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Meador, West Virginia Meador, West Virginia
	Coordinates: 37°37′08″N 82°03′44″W / 37.61889°N 82.06222°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1555093

Meador is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Meador is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Matewan.

Etymology

Two theories account for the origination of the community's name: (1) It is named after a settler with the surname "Meador". Ambrose Meador (died c. 1661/1663), who immigrated from England to Warrisquicke (later Isle of Wight) County, Virginia before 1636. His descendants expanded into western Virginia and southern West Virginia, as well as Texas and beyond. (2) It is a corruption of the word "meadow".^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meador, West Virginia
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 408.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meador, West Virginia

[2] Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 408.

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