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Welcome to Minneta ...

Minneta is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minneta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Minneta is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Minneta: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Minneta ...

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

  • Eatonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Newborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Flovilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Jenkinsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shady Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Juliette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Calvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Calvin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minneta ...

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

Adding Minneta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minneta 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 (so far) for Minneta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Minneta post office opened in 1888. The Minneta post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minneta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minneta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Minneta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Minneta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/