Welcome to Mingo ...

Mingo is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mingo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Mingo is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Mingo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Mingo - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mingo ...

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

• Norristown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Pottstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• West Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Lansdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Perkasie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Downingtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Conshohocken
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <4>
• Souderton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Ambler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
• Media
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
  • Media is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <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 Mingo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mingo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mingo ...

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

Adding Mingo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mingo 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 Mingo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mingo post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mingo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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