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Welcome to Minsteed ...

Minsteed is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minsteed, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Minsteed is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Minsteed: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Minsteed ...

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

  • Canandaigua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
    • Canandaigua has also been known as:
    • Canadaigua
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Rochester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Webster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmyra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clyde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minsteed ...

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

Adding Minsteed to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minsteed 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 Minsteed was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minsteed.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minsteed - 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 Minsteed area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Minsteed 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.