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Welcome to Mineral Hill ...

Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Mineral Hill is 6,960 feet [2,121 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mineral Hill is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mineral Hill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mineral Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mineral Hill - they are located in Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Mineral Hill ...

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

  • Las Vegas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pecos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <3>
  • Trout Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
  • Hot Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Las Vegas Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
  • Romero
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Romero is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero
  • Tecolote
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
  • Pendaries Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
  • Sapello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral Hill ...

Looking for more information about Mineral Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mineral Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mineral Hill.

Adding Mineral Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mineral Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mineral Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mineral Hill post office opened in 1902. The Mineral Hill post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/