Welcome to Minersville ...

Minersville is located in Otoe County<1>.

The location of Minersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Minersville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Minersville: (402) & (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Minersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Minersville - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Minersville ...

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

• Nebraska City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <5>
• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Rock Port
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Port
  • Rock Port is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Port <5>
• Hamburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>
• Sidney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• Farragut
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
• Johnson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <5>
• Riverton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Fremont County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <5>
• Union
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minersville ...

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

Adding Minersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minersville post office opened in 1874.

We also found Minersville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otoe County: www.co.otoe.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/