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Welcome to Minnehaha ...

Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minnehaha, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Minnehaha is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Minnehaha lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Minnehaha: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Minnehaha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Minnehaha - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and Washington.

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

Websites for Minnehaha ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Minnehaha, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Minnehaha ...

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

  • Boonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Leyden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lyons Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Constableville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Turin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <4>
  • Thendara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
    • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
  • Lyonsdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
  • Greig
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Inlet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Number Four
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
    • Number Four is located in Lewis 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 Minnehaha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minnehaha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minnehaha ...

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

Adding Minnehaha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Minnehaha on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minnehaha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minnehaha - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Minnehaha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Minnehaha 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.