Welcome to Mineral ...

Mineral is located in Sevier County<1>.

The location of Mineral 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Mineral is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mineral lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Mineral: (870)

Communities Also Named Mineral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Mineral: This one is located in Sevier County and the other is located in Pulaski County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 16 communities that are also named Mineral - they are located in California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Mineral ...

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

• De Queen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
  • De Queen is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <4>
• Dierks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
  • Dierks is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <4>
• Horatio
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
  • Horatio is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
• Wickes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Wickes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <4>
• Lockesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
  • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
• Grannis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grannis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
  • Grannis is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
• Cove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
• Vandervoort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Bog Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
  • Bog Springs is located in Polk County
• Hatton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton is located in Polk County

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineral.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mineral. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral ...

Looking for more information about Mineral? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mineral.

Adding Mineral to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mineral 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mineral post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sevier County: www.seviercounty-ar.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/