Welcome to Minooka ...

Minooka is located in Lackawanna County<1>.

The location of Minooka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minooka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Minooka is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Minooka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Minooka - they are located in Alabama and Illinois.

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

Communities near Minooka ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Dunmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Kingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Carbondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Pittston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Archbald
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Dickson City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
  • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <4>
• Exeter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minooka ...

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

Adding Minooka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minooka post office opened in 1880.

We also found Minooka in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minooka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/