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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.

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.

Footnotes ...

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