Our Genealogy Helper
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.
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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, 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 Ouachita Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Ouachita Parish: Caldwell, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Richland & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Mineral Springs. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineral Springs:
- Ouachita Parish (The home parish of Mineral Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Lapine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Claiborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pino Bayou Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Northpark Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Bosco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Bienville Parish
- English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Vixen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banks Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Eros
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Nash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Zoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Ansley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Weston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Quitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Hodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- North Hodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Hodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Averit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Cedarton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Ruston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Grambling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dubach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Simsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Morehouse Parish
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Start
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Wilhite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ouachita City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Haile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sikes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineral Springs, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mineral Springs CME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68522 <2>
- Young's Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Zeigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zeigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eros Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Frantom Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Cadeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Forksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Averit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Nash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Lapine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Cheniere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
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 38 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Ouachita Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Richland Parish
- Union Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |