Welcome to Minden ...

Minden is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Minden is located in Rusk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Minden is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Minden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Minden: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Minden: 75680<5>

Communities Also Named Minden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Minden - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ontario, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Minden ...

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

• Henderson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
• Timpson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <6>
• Garrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <6>
• Cushing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <6>
• Mount Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <6>
• Reklaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <6>
• Gary City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <6>
• Brachfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
  • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
• Oak Flats
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
  • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
• Laneville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
  • Laneville is located in Rusk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laneville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minden ...

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

Adding Minden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Minden 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 Minden was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Minden in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Minden post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/