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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mineral Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mineral Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mineral Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mineral Springs: Mineral Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mineral Spngs. or Mineral Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mineral Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Springs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Mineral Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineral Springs:

  • Kosciusko County     (The home county of Mineral Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • North Webster
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
    • Leesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Syracuse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wawasee Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
    • Milford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Milford Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
    • Winona Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierceton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clunette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Atwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Sidney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Claypool
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Ari
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ari is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
    • Arcola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunn Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
    • Huntertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • DeKalb County
    • Altona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Altona is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • New Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gravelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • Bainter Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
    • Millersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Nappanee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foraker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Goshen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Southwest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
    • Wakarusa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunlap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Middlebury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Akron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Disko
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Athens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Rochester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Goblesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
    • Bippus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bippus is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Topeka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolcottville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Shipshewana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Valentine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valentine is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
    • LaGrange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seyberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
    • South Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Milford is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
    • Scott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Scott is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Plato
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plato is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Bourbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tippecanoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Tip Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Bremen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Argos
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Argos is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <1>
    • Linkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Linkville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • La Paz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • La Paz is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Miami County
    • Gilead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilead is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Indian Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Cromwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimmell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Ligonier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Mitchell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
    • Merriam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Merriam is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Wawaka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cosperville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cosperville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
    • Green Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Green Center is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
    • Brimfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Wyatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Liberty Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • North Manchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Laketon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Servia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Servia is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
    • Urbana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Roann
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Stockdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
    • Etna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Etna is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Ormas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Larwill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Lorane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Cresco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Tri-Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
    • Collamer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • South Whitley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Columbia City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Collins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Collins is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Churubusco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Luther
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Dunfee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunfee is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineral Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Mineral Springs.

Cemeteries Near Mineral Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral Springs.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mineral Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineral Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.

  • Cable Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McClintic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmot.
    • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Community Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1949393 <3>
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamarack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Etna Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Broadway Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Mineral Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mineral Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.

  • Oswego
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • North Webster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wilmot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wilmot is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Vawter Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
  • Leesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Syracuse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Wooster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wooster is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Cromwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Milford Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
  • Pierceton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clunette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ormas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Hastings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Larwill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineral Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineral Springs.

Newspapers Published in Mineral Springs ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mineral Springs:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineral Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.