Welcome to Minden ...

Minden is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Minden is 4,720 feet [1,439 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Minden is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Minden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Minden: 775

The ZIP code for Minden: 89423<3>

Communities Also Named Minden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Minden - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Minden ...

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

• Carson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Carson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carson City
  • From Minden to Carson City
• South Lake Tahoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Lake Tahoe
  • From Minden to South Lake Tahoe
• Gardnerville Ranchos
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
  • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mottsville
  • From Minden to Mottsville
• Sheridan ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sheridan
  • From Minden to Sheridan
• Walleys Hot Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walleys Hot Springs
  • From Minden to Walleys Hot Springs
• Genoa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Genoa
  • From Minden to Genoa
• Johnson Lane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
  • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson Lane
  • From Minden to Johnson Lane
• Summit Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
• Kingsbury Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
  • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minden ...

Looking for more information about Minden? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Minden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Minden.

Adding Minden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minden post office opened in 1906.

We also found Minden on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minden.