Welcome to Minkton ...
So far, we found very little information about Minkton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Minkton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Minkton, please Contact Us.
Minkton would have been located within present day Claiborne County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Minkton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Minkton is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Minkton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Minkton (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Minkton was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities near Minkton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Minkton.
- Middlesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harrogate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- New Tazewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alanthus Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Maynardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massengill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 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 Minkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minkton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Minkton. 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 Minkton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Minkton. See our Newspapers Page for Minkton.
Adding Minkton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Minkton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Minkton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Minkton post office opened in 1883. The Minkton post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Minkton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minkton - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Minkton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Minkton 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> | 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/ |