Minerva

History

Minerva began when a surveyor named John Whitacre purchased 125 acres of land from Isaac Craig in 1818 for the construction of a log mill. The town, named for his niece, Minerva Ann Taylor, grew up around the mill. Minerva was established in 1833 and incorporated in 1862. Its first schoolhouse was built in 1846. The Sandy and Beaver Canal helped drive Minerva's early economy, to be replaced in importance by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1840s. In 1915, the town's weekly newspaper, The Minerva News, charged one dollar for an annual subscription.

Geography

Minerva is located along Sandy Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,863
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,462
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,424
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,321
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,285
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,241
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,881
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,870

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2025-04-29
  1 km SE of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 3.1 — 2025-04-22
  3 km ESE of Buffalo, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2024-09-11
  4 km WNW of Claysville, Pennsylvania
• M 3 — 2024-03-30
  2 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-11-19
  2 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-10-28
  1 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio