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Welcome to Menoken ...

Menoken is located in Burleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Menoken, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Menoken is 1,720 feet [524 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: 701

The ZIP code for Menoken: 58558<3>

Communities Also Named Menoken ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Menoken - they are located in Colorado, Kansas 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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Menoken, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) 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 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menoken.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burleigh, 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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Menoken). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Menoken or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/