Welcome to Minnelusa ...

Minnelusa is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minnelusa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Minnelusa is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Minnelusa is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Minnelusa ...

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

• Yucaipa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
  • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <3>
• Angelus Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus Oaks
  • Angelus Oaks is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelus Oaks <3>
• Green Valley Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Lake
  • Green Valley Lake is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley Lake <3>
• Arrowbear Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowbear Lake
  • Arrowbear Lake is located in San Bernardino County
• Forest Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Falls
  • Forest Falls is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Falls <3>
• Mountain Home Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Village
  • Mountain Home Village is located in San Bernardino County
• Running Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Springs
  • Running Springs is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Running Springs <3>
• Lucerne Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne Valley
  • Lucerne Valley is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucerne Valley <3>
• Cedar Glen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen
  • Cedar Glen is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Glen <3>
• Oak Glen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Glen
  • Oak Glen is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Glen <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minnelusa ...

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

Adding Minnelusa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minnelusa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Minnelusa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Minnelusa post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minnelusa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/