Minturn, California

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Minturn is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and California State Route 99 1.5 miles north-northwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 236 feet. A post office operated at Minturn from 1884 to 1922. The name honors Jonas and Thomas Minturn, wheat farmers who had a railroad siding built at the place in 1872. Jonas and Abby West Minturn, settled in the area in the 19th century and are buried nearby.