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Welcome to Minnehaha Springs ...

Minnehaha Springs is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Minnehaha Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Minnehaha Springs: Minnehaha Spgs. (or less commonly used: Minnehaha Spngs. or Minnehaha Sprngs.)

Minnehaha Springs is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Minnehaha Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Minnehaha Springs: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Minnehaha Springs ...

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

  • Marlinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Thorny Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
  • Buckeye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
  • Frost
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Watoga ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
  • Cowardin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
  • Onoto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minnehaha Springs ...

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

Adding Minnehaha Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minnehaha Springs post office opened in 1912. The Minnehaha Springs post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minnehaha Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minnehaha Springs - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Minnehaha Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Minnehaha Springs 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/