Meridian is a small and old unincorporated community in northwestern Leon County

Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, USA.

Location

Meridian is located on the west side of Lake Iamonia

Lake Iamonia, Florida

Lake Iamonia is a large, subtropical prairie lake in northern Leon County, Florida, United States created during the Pleistocene epoch.-Forming Iamonia:...

 on N. Meridian Road

State Road 155 (Florida)

State Road 155 is a north–south route in Tallahassee.State Road 155 is signed over a portion of Meridian Road in northern Tallahassee; the rest of the road is Leon County Road 155....

 12 miles north of Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

.

Antebellum

Meridian started as the center and community gathering place for nearby antebellum

Antebellum architecture

Antebellum architecture is a term used to describe the characteristic neoclassical architectural style of the Southern United States, especially the Old South, from after the birth of the United States in the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War...

 cotton plantations of Burgesstown

Burgesstown Plantation

Burgesstown Plantation was a large cotton plantation of in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Frederich R. Cotten between 1850 and 1855.-Plantation location:...

, the William A. Carr Plantation

William A. Carr Plantation

The William A. Carr Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 2000 acres in northwestern Leon County, Florida established by William A. Carr.-Location:...

, Bannerman Plantation

Bannerman Plantation

Bannerman Plantation was a small plantation of approximately and located in northwest Leon County, Florida, just north of the old unincorporated community of Meridian and west-northwest of Lake Iamonia. Bannerman Plantation was established by Charles Bannerman and known to be in existence in...

, the James A. Kirksey Plantation

James Kirksey Plantation

The James A. Kirksey Plantation was a moderate plantation of located in northwestern Leon County, Florida, United States, established by James A. Kirksey....

, and the G.W. Holland Plantation.

20th Century

In 1940, Meridian consisted of 20 homes in the immediate area and 20 more homes, a church, and school in the outlying area north of Meridian on N. Meridian Road

State Road 155 (Florida)

State Road 155 is a north–south route in Tallahassee.State Road 155 is signed over a portion of Meridian Road in northern Tallahassee; the rest of the road is Leon County Road 155....

. A saw mill was located south and east of Meridian.

Today, Meridian is still a community of several large homes and estates.

Political

Meridian Governmental Representation
Position	Name	Party
County Commission At-Large	Cliff Thaell	Democrat
County Commission At-Large	Ed DePuy	Republican
Commissioner Dist. 2	Jane Sauls	Democrat
U.S. House	Allen Boyd Allen Boyd Fred Allen Boyd Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century Group.-Early life, education and career:...	Democrat
Florida House	Loranne Ausley Loranne Ausley Loranne Ausley is a politician and attorney from Tallahassee, Florida-Background:With over 20 years of public service at the State and Federal level, Ausley, a Democrat, was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, 9th District, from 2000 - 2008...	Democrat

Note: DePuy was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...

 in 2004.