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Welcome to Minford ...

Minford is located in Scioto County<1>.

The pronunciation of Minford: MIHN-furd<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Minford is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Minford: 740 & 220<4>

Communities near Minford ...

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

  • Portsmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
  • Waverly City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Piketon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
  • Oak Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
  • Greenup
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
    • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <5>
  • South Shore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
    • South Webster is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <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 Minford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minford ...

Looking for more information about Minford? 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 Minford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Minford.

Adding Minford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minford 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 Minford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Minford post office opened in 1917.

We also found Minford on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minford.

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

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Minford. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Minford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Minford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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