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Welcome to Mentor ...

Mentor is located in Dubois County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mentor, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mentor is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mentor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Mentor is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Mentor: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Mentor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mentor - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mentor ...

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

  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Santa Claus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferdinand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • French Lick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
  • Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • English
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • West Baden Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Celestine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mentor ...

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

Adding Mentor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mentor 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 (so far) for Mentor was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mentor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Dubois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mentor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Mentor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Mentor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.