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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 Eureka County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mineral is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mineral is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mineral was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Mineral was located: 775

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, Louisiana, 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.

  • Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
  • Alpha ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alpha is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Cortez ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cortez is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
  • Bullion ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bullion is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
  • Crescent Valley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Huntington is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Tenabo ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tenabo is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
  • Barth ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Barth is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth
  • Harney ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Harney is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
  • Lander ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lander is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander

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 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.