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Welcome to Menges Mill ...

Menges Mill is located in Adams County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Menges Mill: Menges Ml. (or less commonly used: Menges Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Menges Mill for more information about variations on the name of Menges Mill.

Menges Mill is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Menges Mill: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Menges Mill ...

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

  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gettysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
  • Taneytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carroll Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Emmitsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • McSherrystown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menges Mill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Menges Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Menges Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Menges Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.