Minarets, California

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Minarets is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} southeast of North Fork.{{California's Geographic Names|810}}

A post office operated at Minarets from 1925 to 1933. Minarets was the terminus of the Minarets and Western Railroad.

The name Minarets was applied to a geologic feature in the county; see Minarets (California). The name was applied to a city planned as the county seat for the then newly established Madera County located {{convert|15|mi|km|0}} east of Madera.