Peacocks Crossroads, North Carolina

35°19′13″N 78°27′18″W / 35.32028°N 78.45500°W / 35.32028; -78.45500

Peacocks Crossroads, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Meadow Volunteer Fire Department
Meadow Volunteer Fire Department
Interactive map of Peacocks Crossroads, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJohnston
Elevation
[1]
200 ft (61 m)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
 • Summer (DST)EDT
GNIS feature ID1006325[1]
1997 USGS map excerpt showing Peacocks Crossroads near center. Exit 334 of I-40 lays just north of the community.

Meadow (also known as Peacock's Crossroads) is an unincorporated community in Meadow Township, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States,[1][2][3] situated at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 96 and North Carolina Highway 50. It lies at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m).[1]

History

It was the home of John William Wood Sr. who owned and donated the land in Peacocks Crossroads on which Meadow School was built.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peacocks Crossroads, North Carolina
  2. ↑ The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed, p. 400 (2010) ("community in sw Johnston County")
  3. ↑ Sketch land use & development plan, Johnston County, North Carolina, p. 47-48 (1975) (Section on Meadow Township: "With Meadow School, several stores and numerous houses nearby, Peacock's Crossroads is the major business area.")
  4. ↑ Johnson, Todd and Durwood Barbour. Johnston County (Images of America) (1997), p. 26 ("Meadow School for white students was constructed at Peacock's Crossroads in Meadow Township in 1924.")


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