Welcome to Menoken ...
Menoken is located in Shawnee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Menoken, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Menoken is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Menoken lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Menoken: 785
Communities Also Named Menoken ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Menoken - they are located in Colorado, North Dakota and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Menoken.
Communities near Menoken ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Menoken.
- Topeka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lecompton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hoyt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Hoyt is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <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 Menoken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menoken.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Menoken. 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 Menoken.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Menoken. See our Newspapers Page for Menoken.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menoken ...
Looking for more information about Menoken? 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 Menoken, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Menoken.
Adding Menoken to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Menoken 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 Menoken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Menoken post office opened in 1877.
We also found Menoken in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Menoken.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Shawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Menoken - 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/ |