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Welcome to Miner ...

Miner is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Miner is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Miner is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Miner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Miner: 406

Communities Also Named Miner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Miner - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio (2), South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Miner ...

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

  • Chico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • White City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White City is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Chico Hot Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
  • Emigrant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardiner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jardine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jardine is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
  • Pray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Sky Canyon Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mammoth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Big Sky Meadow Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miner ...

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

Adding Miner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miner 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 Miner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Miner post office opened in 1898. The Miner post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/