Welcome to Mineral ...

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.

Mineral would have been located within present day De Soto Parish<2>.

The location of Mineral has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral, 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 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mineral is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mineral was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mineral once stood is in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Mineral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Mineral - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral.

Communities near Mineral ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mineral.

• Mansfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Zwolle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
  • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <5>
• Coushatta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta
  • Coushatta is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coushatta <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Converse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <5>
• South Mansfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
  • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Noble
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <5>
• Edgefield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
• Robeline
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeline
  • Robeline is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robeline <5>
• Powhatan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Powhatan is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <5>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineral.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mineral. 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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral. See our Newspapers Page for Mineral.

Adding Mineral to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mineral in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mineral was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/