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Welcome to Minkler ...

Minkler is located in Skagit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minkler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Minkler is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Minkler lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Minkler: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Minkler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Minkler - they are located in California and Iowa.

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

Communities near Minkler ...

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • La Conner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Concrete
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clear Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Big Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
  • Montborne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montborne is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
  • Wickersham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minkler ...

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

Adding Minkler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minkler post office opened in 1903. The Minkler post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minkler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minkler - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Minkler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Minkler 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/