Welcome to Mineral Spring ...

Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County<1>.

The location of Mineral Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Mineral Spring: Mineral Spg. (or less commonly used: Mineral Spng. or Mineral Sprng.)

Mineral Spring is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mineral Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Mineral Spring: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Mineral Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mineral Spring - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina (2) and Pennsylvania (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Spring.

Communities near Mineral Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mineral Spring.

• Meyersdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Grantsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Rockwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Confluence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <5>
• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Friendsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <5>
• Garrett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <5>
• Deer Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
• Accident
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <5>
• Markleysburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleysburg
  • Markleysburg is located in Fayette County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleysburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mineral Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineral Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mineral Spring. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineral Spring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Mineral Spring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral Spring ...

Looking for more information about Mineral Spring? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mineral Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mineral Spring.

Adding Mineral Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mineral Spring in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mineral Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mineral Spring post office opened in 1877.

We also found Mineral Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mineral Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/