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Welcome to Mentha ...

Mentha is located in Van Buren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mentha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Mentha is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mentha: 269

Communities near Mentha ...

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

  • Kalamazoo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Otsego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paw Paw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Galesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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 <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 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mentha post office opened in 1906.

We also found Mentha on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mentha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mentha - 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/