Welcome to Mentha ...

Mentha is located in Van Buren County<1>.

The location of Mentha has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mentha, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Mentha is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mentha is within the (269) area code.

Communities near Mentha ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Allegan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>
• Otsego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <4>
• Plainwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <4>
• Paw Paw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
• Galesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Mattawan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <4>
• Parchment
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <4>
• Bangor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mentha ...

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

Adding Mentha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mentha 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 Mentha was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Mentha mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mentha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mentha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/