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Welcome to Minerva ...

So far, we found very little information about Minerva. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Minerva to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Minerva, please Contact Us.


Minerva would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Minerva is 5,850 feet [1,783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Minerva is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Minerva was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Minerva was located: 775

Communities Also Named Minerva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Minerva - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Minerva ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Minerva.

  • Majors Place
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Majors Place is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Place
  • Osceola ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Osceola is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Baker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Burbank ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Burbank is located in Millard County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Garrison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Taylor ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Atlanta ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Atlanta is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Eskdale
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eskdale is located in Millard County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minerva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minerva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.