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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)
  • Remsen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Akron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Akron is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
  • Alton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Merrill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ireton
    (8 miles [12.9 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 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 (so far) for Mammen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mammen post office opened in 1898. The Mammen post office closed in 1906.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/