Minturn, California

Minturn
—  Unincorporated community  —
Minturn Location in California
Coordinates: 37°08′23″N 120°16′28″W / 37.13972°N 120.27444°W / 37.13972; -120.27444Coordinates: 37°08′23″N 120°16′28″W / 37.13972°N 120.27444°W / 37.13972; -120.27444
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation[1]	236 ft (72 m)

Minturn is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.^[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and California State Route 99 1.5 miles (2 km) north-northwest of Chowchilla,^[2] at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Minturn from 1884 to 1922.^[2] The name honors Jonas and Thomas Minturn, wheat farmers who had a railroad siding built at the place in 1872.^[2] Jonas (April 4, 1819–August 1, 1884) and Abby West (March 8, 1820–May 19, 1899) Minturn (m. 1843), settled in the area in the 19th century and are buried nearby.^[3]

The Minturn Nut Company is located nearby at 8800 S. Minturn Road, Le Grand.

Related information

Jonas Minturn was a member of the same family that ran Grinnell, Minturn & Co.

Jonas and Abby West Minturn's children were Mary, Thomas, Gertrude, Madeline, and James.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minturn, California
2. ^ ^{a b c} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 804. ISBN 9781884995149. 
3. ^ Madera County, California, GenWeb: Minturn Burial Ground.
4. ^ John Russell Bartlett, History of the Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island. 1878. p. 144.

External links

• Minturn Nut Company