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Welcome to Mingoville ...

Mingoville is located in Centre County<1>.


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


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

Mingoville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mingoville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Mingoville ...

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

  • State College
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lock Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellefonte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mill Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
    • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
  • Flemington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Centre Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Millheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
  • Snow Shoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
    • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <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 Mingoville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mingoville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mingoville ...

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

Adding Mingoville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Mingoville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mingoville.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mingoville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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