Welcome to Minaville ...

Minaville is located in Clay County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Minaville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Minaville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Minaville is within the boundaries of the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Minaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Minaville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Minaville ...

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

• Kansas City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Kansas City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Blue Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Leawood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Raytown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
• Gladstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Grandview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minaville ...

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

Adding Minaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minaville 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 Minaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Minaville post office opened in 1881.

We also found Minaville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minaville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycogov.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/