Welcome to Menchalville ...
Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Menchalville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Menchalville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Menchalville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Menchalville: (920) and (274)<3>
Communities near Menchalville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Menchalville.
- Manitowoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
- Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
- De Pere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Kaukauna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Two Rivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
- Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
- Chilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Wrightstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Brillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Menchalville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Menchalville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Menchalville. 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 Menchalville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Menchalville. See our Newspapers Page for Menchalville.
Adding Menchalville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Menchalville 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 Menchalville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Menchalville post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Menchalville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Menchalville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Manitowoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Menchalville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |