Welcome to Mammen ...
Mammen is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mammen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Mammen is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mammen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mammen: 712
Communities near Mammen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mammen.
- Le Mars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orange City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawarden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
- Hawarden is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <3>
- Remsen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
- Hinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Merrill is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <3>
- Ireton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
- Ireton is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <3>
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 Mammen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mammen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mammen. 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 Mammen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mammen. See our Newspapers Page for Mammen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mammen ...
Looking for more information about Mammen? 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 Mammen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mammen.
Adding Mammen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mammen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mammen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mammen post office opened in 1898.
We also found Mammen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mammen.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mammen - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |