Welcome to Mineola ...

Mineola is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Mineola is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Mineola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mineola - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Mineola ...

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

• Montgomery City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
  • Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <4>
• Hermann
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann
  • Hermann is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermann <4>
• Wellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Auxvasse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• New Florence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
  • New Florence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <4>
• Jonesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
  • Jonesburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesburg <4>
• Chamois
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamois
  • Chamois is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamois <4>
• Bellflower
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
  • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
• Martinsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Berger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
  • Berger is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berger <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 Mineola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineola ...

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

Adding Mineola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mineola post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/