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Welcome to Molus ...

Molus is located in Monterey County<1>.

Molus is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Molus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Molus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Molus - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Websites for Molus ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near Molus ...

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

  • Soledad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonzales
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chualar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinnacles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
    • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
  • San Benito
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
  • Spreckels
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel Valley Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ambler Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
    • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
  • Paicines
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 Molus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Molus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Molus. 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 Molus.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Molus ...

Looking for more information about Molus? 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 Molus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Molus.

Adding Molus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Molus 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 Molus was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Molus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Molus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.