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History · Meadowview

Meadowview’s post office opened in 1875, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Edmondson Hall. Below: maps from 1935 on.

1875first post office
1on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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How Meadowview began

When was Meadowview founded?

1875

The Meadowview post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 861151 years
Founding year: the first Meadowview post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Meadowview’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Meadowview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Meadowview came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Meadowview.

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The quiet community of Meadowview was called Meadow View (two separate words) until the 1930s. Native American trails passed near the later site of the town. The first settler was James Glenn, who purchased land in 1783. Different theories exist regarding the origin of community's name. Some believe the name may come from an early name of Meadow Mountain, the name for nearby Whitetop Mountain on the 1749 Peter Jefferson Map. Another explanation is that William Edmondson named his house Edmondson's Meadow and enjoyed looking at the numerous green meadows surrounding his house. Until the railroad's arrival in 1856, the town was small and remote. After the train arrived, stockyards and a transportation center were established in Meadowview to ship livestock, produce and goods to all over the eastern US. The town remained busy and active until the 1950s. The area is now mainly a re…

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Timeline

Meadowview, 1856 to 1935

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1856BuiltEdmondson Hall is built
  3. 1875Post officeThe Meadowview post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1935On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Meadowview on the map, 1935 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Meadowview. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Meadowview on the 1935 USGS mapMeadowview on the 1969 USGS map1935Glade Spring sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Meadowview.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Meadowview

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Edmondson Hall
Edmondson Hall, built 1856
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Edmondson HallGreek Revival · Built 1856

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Meadowview

Nobody well known was born in Meadowview itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jayma MaysAmerican actress · b. 1979
Tennessee Ernie FordAmerican recording artist and television host n… · b. 1919
Scott CooperAmerican actor, screenwriter, director, and pro… · b. 1970
Annie JonesAmerican sideshow performer · b. 1865
Francis Preston BlairAmerican newspaper editor and presidential advi… · b. 1791
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Clark MiddletonAmerican actor · b. 1957
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Emory1 historic placeB+

Questions about Meadowview’s history

What year was Meadowview founded?

The Meadowview post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Meadowview?

One place: the Edmondson Hall (listed 1998).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.