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Welcome to Mineral Springs ...So far, we found very little information about Mineral Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Mineral Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mineral Springs, please Contact Us. Mineral Springs would have been located within present day Whiteside County<2>. The location of Mineral Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> The pronunciation of Mineral Springs: MIN-uhr-uhl<4> While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870. A typical abbreviation for Mineral Springs: Mineral Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mineral Spngs. or Mineral Sprngs.) While the community is gone, the present day location for Mineral Springs is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: The area where Mineral Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Mineral Springs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Mineral Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Springs. Communities near Mineral Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mineral Springs.
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineral Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mineral Springs. 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 Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Mineral Springs. Adding Mineral Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mineral Springs 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 Springs was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral Springs. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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