Minturn
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 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] Minturn is near the Geographic Center of California, between Madera and Merced.

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.^[4]

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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.^[5] James W. Minturn went on to run The Sharon Estate. He built a country home in Sunnyside, Fresno County in 1912 and completed it in 1913. The home still stands today across from Sunnyside Country Club. He was killed as a result of an automobile accident in 1917. He was survived by his wife Rozene Minturn. (Fresno Morning Republican Newspaper)