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History · Minersville

Minersville dates to 1859, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Minersville City Hall, the Jenner-Griffiths House and the Rollins-Eyre House. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1870.

1859founded
3on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Minersville began

When was Minersville founded?

1859

Minersville dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 446 in 18702020 census: 807167 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1864.The full story ↓

What stands out about Minersville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Minersville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Minersville.

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Minersville was settled in 1859 at the direction of Brigham Young so a lead mine could be operated on the site where Jesse N. Smith and three others had found lead the previous year.

Minersville had 446 residents in 1870, 525 in 1900 and in 1930 had 815 residents.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Minersville, 1859 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859
    FoundingMinersville is established
  3. 1864Post officeThe Minersville post office opens
  4. 1875BuiltJenner-Griffiths House is built
  5. 20th century
  6. 1924Born hereBruce Osborne is born here
  7. 1935BuiltMinersville City Hall is built
  8. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Minersville, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Rollins-Eyre House2019Rollins-Eyre HouseMinersville Utah Town Hall2019Minersville Utah Town HallJenner-Griffiths House2019Jenner-Griffiths House
On the map

Minersville on the map, 1953 to 1978

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

Minersville on the 1953 USGS mapMinersville on the 1978 USGS map1953Minersville sheet · 1:24,000

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

On the National Register

3 historic places in Minersville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1985
Minersville City Hall
Minersville City Hall, built 1935Jenner-Griffiths House, built 1875Rollins-Eyre House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival2
Romanesque1
Eastlake1
Victorian Eclectic1
Minersville City HallRomanesque · Built 1935
Jenner-Griffiths HouseGreek Revival · Built 1875
Rollins-Eyre HouseGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Minersville, census by census

02004006008001,00018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 907

Between 437 and 907 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Minersville’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Minersville’s history

What year was Minersville founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Minersville’s post office opened in 1864, and the census of 1870 counted 446 people here.

What is on the National Register in Minersville?

Three places: the Minersville City Hall (listed 1985), the Jenner-Griffiths House (1985) and the Rollins-Eyre House (1995).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.