Welcome to Menominee ...

Menominee is located in Cedar County<1>.

The location of Menominee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Menominee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Menominee is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Menominee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Menominee: (402) & (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Menominee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Menominee - they are located in Illinois and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Menominee.

Communities near Menominee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Menominee.

• Yankton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
  • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <5>
• Hartington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
  • Hartington is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <5>
• Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
• Crofton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <5>
• Tabor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <5>
• Gayville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <5>
• Meckling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckling
  • Meckling is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meckling <5>
• Wynot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
  • Wynot is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <5>
• Volin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
  • Volin is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <5>
• Mission Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hill
  • Mission Hill is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Hill <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Menominee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menominee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Menominee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menominee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Menominee. See our Newspapers Page for Menominee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menominee ...

Looking for more information about Menominee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Menominee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Menominee.

Adding Menominee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Menominee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Menominee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Menominee post office opened in 1872.

We also found Menominee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menominee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Menominee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/