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History · Minford

Minford’s post office opened in 1917, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1911 on.

1917first post office
0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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How Minford began

When was Minford founded?

1917

The Minford post office opened in 1917, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 641109 years
Founding year: the first Minford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Minford’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Minford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19114 editions of the USGS map, 1911 to 2002. Watch Minford change.
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Minford on the map, 1911 to 2002

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Minford. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Minford on the 1911 USGS mapMinford on the 1961 USGS mapMinford on the 1990 USGS mapMinford on the 2002 USGS map1911Sciotoville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Minford.

The story

How Minford came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Minford.

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The community was originally formed as Harrisonville in 1859, but its name was changed to Minford in 1917 due to the construction of the C&O Railroad, as there was another town along the railroad already named Harrisonville. The present name is in honor of the local Minford family.

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Questions about Minford’s history

What year was Minford founded?

The Minford post office opened in 1917, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.