Meadow (also known as Peacock's Crossroads) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Johnston County,

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, United States, situated at the intersection of

North Carolina Highway 96 North Carolina Highway 96 (NC 96) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a predominantly rural highway that travels north-south, from NC 55, west of Newton Grove, to the Virginia state line near V ...

and North Carolina Highway 50. It lies at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m).

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.

References

Unincorporated communities in Johnston County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{JohnstonCountyNC-geo-stub