Minturn is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Madera County

Madera County, California

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, California

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. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and California State Route 99

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 1.5 miles (2 km) north-northwest of Chowchilla

Chowchilla, California

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, at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m).

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 (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.

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

Le Grand, California

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

Grinnell, Minturn & Co

Grinnell, Minturn & Co. was one of the leading transatlantic shipping companies in the middle 19th century. It is probably best known today as being the owner and operator of the Flying Cloud, arguably the greatest of the clipper ships.-History:...

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