Welcome to Minitonas ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minitonas, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Time Zone: Minitonas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Note: If you travel west from Minitonas (for example, toward Hyas (SK)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Minitonas: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities near Minitonas ...

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

• Swan River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Swan River
  • From Minitonas to Swan River
• Bowsman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowsman <2>
• Lidstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidstone
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lidstone
  • From Minitonas to Lidstone
• Thunderhill Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderhill Junction
• Renwer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renwer
• Pretty Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Valley
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pretty Valley
  • From Minitonas to Pretty Valley
• Kenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenville
  • From Minitonas to Kenville
• Lenswood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenswood
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lenswood
  • From Minitonas to Lenswood
• Cowan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
• Harlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlington

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minitonas ...

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

Adding Minitonas to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Minitonas was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minitonas.