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We found sixteen communities that are also named Mineral.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Mineral.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Pulaski County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mineral [Pulaski County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Tehama County
This Mineral is located in Tehama County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Mineral.
Idaho
Washington County
This Mineral is located in Washington County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mineral.
Illinois
Bureau County
This Mineral is located in Bureau County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Mineral.
Indiana
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mineral [Greene County].
Kansas
Cherokee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mineral [Cherokee County].
Louisiana
De Soto Parish
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mineral [De Soto Parish].
Nevada
Eureka County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Mineral [Eureka County].
New Brunswick
This Mineral lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
Ohio
Athens County
This Mineral is located in Athens County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Mineral.
Vinton County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Vinton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Mineral.
Oregon
Baker County
This Mineral is located in Baker County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Mineral.
Texas
Bee County
This Mineral is located in Bee County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bee County community of Mineral.
Virginia
Appomattox County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mineral [Appomattox County].
Louisa County
This Mineral is located in Louisa County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Mineral.
Washington
Lewis County
This Mineral is located in Lewis County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mineral that is located in Sevier County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Mineral.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Antimony ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mineral to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mineral and extending to:
De Queen, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mineral to De Queen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,550 miles [12,150.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mineral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mineral could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mineral to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1896, Longitude: -94.3330 In this case, the coordinates for Mineral have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.47 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.944 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.374 degrees.