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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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 Spring: Mineral Spg. (or less commonly used: Mineral Spng. or Mineral Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mineral Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Spring.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Spring is located in Garrett County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Mineral Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineral Spring:
- Garrett County (The home county of Mineral Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Accident
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bittinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Hutton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Klondike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midlothian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Barton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Lonaconing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Borden Shaft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Luke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Markleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ohiopyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Elliottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Hopwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Lemont Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- East Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Haydentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Dilliner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Draketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Coal Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Casselman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Boynton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Lexington is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Westmoreland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Donegal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scottdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Stahlstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Grant County (WV)
- Bayard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Windom ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Keyser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Hartmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- New Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carpendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Short Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Brookhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Brandonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Morgans Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Little Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Terra Alta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineral Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Mineral Spring.
Cemeteries Near Mineral Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineral Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Turney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Great Crossings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Steel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Friendsville.
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <3>
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ursina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoyes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dung Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mineral Spring had a population of 145 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineral Spring, with the one closest to Mineral Spring listed first.
- Selbysport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Somerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerfield is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerfield
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Engle Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Engle Mill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Mill
- Dumas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Markleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harnedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoyes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Bittinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineral Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineral Spring.
Newspapers Published in Mineral Spring ...
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 Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral Spring, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral Spring.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Grant County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Spring) 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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |