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Welcome to Mentzer ...

Mentzer is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mentzer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Mentzer is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mentzer: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Mentzer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mentzer - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mentzer.

Communities near Mentzer ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Todd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • McConnellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Broad Top City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Three Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mapleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Orbisonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Rockhill has also been known as:
    • Rockhill Furnace

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mentzer ...

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

Adding Mentzer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mentzer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mentzer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mentzer post office opened in 1889. The Mentzer post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mentzer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mentzer - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Mentzer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Mentzer 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.
<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/