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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 Park (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 Park. 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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Park is located in Bradley County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.

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

  • Bradley County     (The home county of Mineral Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Park, with the one closest to Mineral Park listed first.
    • McDonald
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bent Tree Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
    • South Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • Wildwood Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Cleveland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • Countryside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Hopewell Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
    • Hopewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
    • Bellefounte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Etola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bledsoe County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Park, with the one closest to Mineral Park listed first.
    • Collegedale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ooltewah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Apison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Howardville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Auburn Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
    • Harrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harrison Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
    • Lake Dweller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryall Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
    • Lakesite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • East Brainerd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
    • Caramel Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
    • Middle Valley Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Marion County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Park, with the one closest to Mineral Park listed first.
    • East View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • East View is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
    • Beta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Goodfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Calico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
  • Polk County
  • Rhea County
  • Sequatchie County
  • Catoosa County (GA)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Park, with the one closest to Mineral Park listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Murray County (GA)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Park, with the one closest to Mineral Park listed first.
    • John Ross Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Rossville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewberry Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lytle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
    • Orchard Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
    • Warren Terrace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
    • Fantasy Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Happy Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
    • Lookout Mountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
  • Whitfield County (GA)

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

Cemeteries Near Mineral Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral Park.

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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Loftis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Varnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ooltewah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tallant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesnutt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (648 more) ...
    • Bancroft Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Collegedale Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holder Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Mineral Park ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral Park.

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 Park:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineral Park) 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.