Welcome to Menges Mills ...

Menges Mills is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Menges Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Menges Mills: Menges Mls. (or less commonly used: Menges Mlls.)

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

Menges Mills is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Menges Mills is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Menges Mills ...

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

• York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Gettysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Hampstead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Red Lion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• West York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• Littlestown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
• Dallastown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <4>
• Shrewsbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <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 Menges Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menges Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menges Mills ...

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

Adding Menges Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Menges Mills 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 Menges Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Menges Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menges Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/