Welcome to Molen ...

Molen is located in Emery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Molen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Molen is 5,760 feet [1,756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Molen is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Molen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Molen: 435

Communities near Molen ...

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

• Huntington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntington
  • From Molen to Huntington
• Castle Dale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dale
  • Castle Dale is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Dale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Castle Dale
  • From Molen to Castle Dale
• Ferron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferron
  • Ferron is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferron <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ferron
  • From Molen to Ferron
• Orangeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orangeville
  • From Molen to Orangeville
• Emery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emery
  • From Molen to Emery
• Clawson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
  • Clawson is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clawson <3>
• Wilsonville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilsonville
  • From Molen to Wilsonville
• Lawrence ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lawrence
  • From Molen to Lawrence
• Shanty Town ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Shanty Town is located in Emery County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shanty Town
  • From Molen to Shanty Town
• Cleveland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cleveland
  • From Molen to Cleveland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Molen ...

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

Adding Molen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Molen 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 Molen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Molen post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Molen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/