Meadows, North Carolina

Meadows
Meadows, North Carolina at the intersection of NC 8 and NC 89
Meadows
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°22′10″N 80°10′54″W / 36.36944°N 80.18167°W / 36.36944; -80.18167
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyStokes
Elevation1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
27052
GNIS feature ID989684[1]

Meadows is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, about four miles southeast of the county seat, Danbury, on North Carolina State Highway 8.[2] Meadows at one time had its own community school, which was later consolidated with other community schools into the Walnut Cove schools in the 1920s.[3] Stokes Early College High School has been located in Meadows in 2010.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meadows". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  2. ^ The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed, p. 340 (2010) ("Meadows, community in central Stokes County between Flat Shoal Creek and the head of Zilphy Creek.")
  3. ^ Tucker Chad. Stokes County, p. 72 (2004) ("By 1922, schools in the surrounding communities of Freeman, Fulp, Meadows, Rosebud, Stewarts, and Tuttles had consolidated with Walnut Cove.")
  4. ^ Our Story & History, Stokes Early College High School, Retrieved 6 March 2026
  5. ^ (4 February 2025). Stokes Early College looking for new Falcons for 2025-2026, The Stokes News ("Although the high school is located in the Meadows community of Stokes County...")