Welcome to Minter ...

Minter is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Minter is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Minter is within the boundaries of the (253) area code.

Communities Also Named Minter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Minter - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Minter ...

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

• Tacoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Federal Way
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Lakewood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
• Burien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <4>
• Bremerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <4>
• University Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• SeaTac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SeaTac
  • SeaTac is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for SeaTac <4>
• Bainbridge Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge Island
  • Bainbridge Island is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,358 people
  • Bainbridge Island has also been known as:
  • Winslow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge Island <4>
• Port Orchard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orchard
  • Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orchard <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 Minter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minter ...

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

Adding Minter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minter post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

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