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Welcome to Minnith ...

Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minnith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Minnith is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Minnith: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Minnith ...

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

  • Perryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie du Rocher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
    • Prairie du Rocher village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <4>
  • Rocky Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
  • Saint Mary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellis Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minnith ...

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

Adding Minnith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minnith post office opened in 1877. The Minnith post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minnith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Sainte Genevieve, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minnith - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Minnith area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Minnith 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.
<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/