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Welcome to Minorca ...

Minorca is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minorca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Minorca is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Minorca: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Minorca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Minorca - they are located in Arkansas and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Minorca ...

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

  • Natchez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
  • Vidalia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ferriday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ridgecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • West Ferriday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
  • Cloverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minorca ...

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

Adding Minorca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minorca 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 Minorca was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minorca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minorca - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Minorca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Minorca 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.