Meota sits on the south-western shore of Jackfish Lake. Its name comes from a Cree phrase, Meotate or Mo-Was-In-Ota, meaning "good place to camp" or "it is good here."
The story of the post office is a little tangled. A post office called Meota opened in 1894, but it stood where the community of Metinota is today. The first post office in the present village opened in 1910 under the name Beachview. That same year, merchant Joseph A. Dart, who had earlier run a store out of a tent near the site, moved to the Meota townsite and set up shop in a building on Main Street.
The Canadian Northern Railway opened its line through Meota in 1910 and 1911, and the village incorporated on July 6, 1911. The first grain elevator went up in 1912, and a dance pavilion opened in 1921. Over the years the town also had brick manufacturing, a flour mill and commercial fishing, including the catch known as "Meota Whites." Fires later took a heavy toll on the business district, and as cars became common, many residents began driving to North Battleford to shop.
Today Meota is next to Meota Regional Park on the lakeshore, with a campground, sandy beach, boat launch, pool, ball diamonds, tennis court and a nine-hole golf course alongside.
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