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Welcome to Minerva ...

Minerva is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minerva, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Minerva is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Minerva lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Minerva: 641

Communities Also Named Minerva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Minerva - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Minerva ...

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

  • Marshalltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Eldora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • State Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
    • State Center is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <3>
  • Conrad
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
    • Conrad is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <3>
  • Le Grand
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gladbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Colo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Melbourne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <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 Minerva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minerva.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minerva ...

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

Adding Minerva to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minerva post office opened in 1858.

We also found Minerva in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minerva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minerva - 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/