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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Minerva Jct.. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Minerva Jct..

We found mention of Minerva Jct. as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Marshall County, Iowa.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Minerva Jct. ...

We found one communities that share the name Minerva Jct..

Within Iowa, the name Minerva Jct. is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Minerva Jct. in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Minerva Jct. [Carroll County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Minerva Jct. ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Minerva Jct.:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Minerva Jct. - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Minerva Jct..

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 19/52770   (Place Name: Minerva Jct.)

County: Marshall     (FIPS State/County: 19/127)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Minerva Jct.) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Marshall County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marshall County.