Welcome to Minot ...
Minot is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Minot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Minot is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Minot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Minot: 781 & 339<3>
The ZIP code for Minot: 02055<4>
Communities Also Named Minot ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Minot - they are located in Maine, Mississippi, Montana and North Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Minot.
Communities near Minot ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Minot.
- Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Brockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Brookline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
- Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Revere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 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 Minot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minot.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Minot. 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 Minot.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Minot. See our Newspapers Page for Minot.
Adding Minot to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Minot 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 Minot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Minot post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Minot.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minot - 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 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Minot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Minot area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Minot). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Minot or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |