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

The 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.

• Bismarck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <5>
• Mandan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
  • Mandan is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandan <5>
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• McKenzie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
• Sterling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
• Huff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • Huff is located in Morton County
• Moffit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffit
  • Moffit is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moffit <5>
• Twin City Estates
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Estates
  • Twin City Estates is located in Morton County
• On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for On-a-Slant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
  • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
• Driscoll
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driscoll
  • Driscoll is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driscoll <5>

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 for Menoken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Menoken post office opened in 1883.

We also found Menoken in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menoken.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burleigh County: www.co.burleigh.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/