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Welcome to Mina ...

Mina is located in Potter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Mina is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mina: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Mina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Mina - they are located in California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Nevada, New York, Ohio (2) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Mina ...

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

  • Coudersport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Allegany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Emporium
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Smethport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shinglehouse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Austin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oswayo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Roulette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ayers Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mina ...

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

Adding Mina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mina 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 Mina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mina post office opened in 1888. The Mina post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mina.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mina - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Mina area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Mina 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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