Welcome to Minisink Hills ...
Minisink Hills is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Minisink Hills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931.
Minisink Hills is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Minisink Hills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Minisink Hills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Minisink Hills.
- Hackettstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Bangor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
- Pen Argyl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- East Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Roseto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Roseto is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <4>
- Tatamy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stockertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
- Stockertown is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <4>
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
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 Minisink Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minisink Hills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Minisink Hills. 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 Minisink Hills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Minisink Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Minisink Hills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minisink Hills ...
Looking for more information about Minisink Hills? 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 Minisink Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Minisink Hills.
Adding Minisink Hills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Minisink Hills 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 Minisink Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Minisink Hills post office opened in 1931.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Minisink Hills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minisink Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |