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Welcome to Menlo ...

Menlo is located in Pacific County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Menlo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Menlo is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Menlo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Menlo: (360)

Communities Also Named Menlo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Menlo - they are located in Georgia, Iowa and Kansas.

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

Communities near Menlo ...

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

  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pe Ell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lebam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tokeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Doty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Grays River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Oysterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Naselle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menlo ...

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

Adding Menlo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Menlo 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 Menlo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Menlo post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menlo.

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

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pacific, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Menlo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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