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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mineral. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mineral to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mineral, please Contact Us.

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 (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. 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.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

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

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. 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/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Although our information shows that the community of Mineral is historic, it would have been located within present day De Soto 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 De Soto Parish: Caddo, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Panola (TX) & Shelby (TX).

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

  • De Soto Parish     (The home parish of Mineral)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • South Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Grand Cane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Frierson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bienville Parish
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Bossier Parish
    • Atkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Marthaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grappes Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Robeline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Victoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Campti
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>
    • Provencal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Natchitoches
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Vowells Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Clarence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Lake End
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Hanna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Coushatta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edgefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Abington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Halfway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • East Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Westdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Hall Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Bayou Scie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Converse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Noble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zwolle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Many
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
    • Fisher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Corleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Negreet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Florien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Winn Parish
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • Huxley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mineral ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wallace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ajax Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCartney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Haley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Browne Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Springville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Sebastian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wofed Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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.

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

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

  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelican
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marthaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake End
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Mitchell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Timon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Coushatta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Scie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Robeline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grappes Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Carmel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mineral ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.