Welcome to Menlow ...

Menlow is located

Menlow is located in Hill County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Menlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Menlow is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Menlow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Menlow: (254)

Communities near Menlow ...

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

• Bellmead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
  • Bellmead is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <4>
• Hillsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Lacy - Lakeview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy - Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy - Lakeview
  • Lacy - Lakeview is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacy - Lakeview <4>
• West
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
• Whitney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
• Northcrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
• Gholson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
  • Gholson is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
• Abbott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbott <4>
• Leroy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Leroy is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leroy <4>
• Mount Calm
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
  • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <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 Menlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menlow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menlow ...

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

Adding Menlow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Menlow post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menlow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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