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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mineral Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mineral Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mineral Springs, please Contact Us.
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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Mineral Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mineral Spngs. or Mineral Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mineral Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Springs.
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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mineral Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Caldwell County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Bastrop, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Mineral Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineral Springs:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Mineral Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Joliet
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Joliet is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Brownsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Stairtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairtown
- Seawillow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
- Prairie Lea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Soda Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Fentress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tilmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McNeil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bastrop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Bateman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Jeddo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Cedar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosanky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyldwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Kovar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kovar is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
- Upton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Hills Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Togo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Comal County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Freiheit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freiheit is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit
- Royal Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
- Gruene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Preiss Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Preiss Heights is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preiss Heights
- First Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Landa Park Highlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Braunfels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Second Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Fourth Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Jentsch Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jentsch Acres is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jentsch Acres
- Third Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Third Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Cistern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Harwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ottine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monthalia
- Waelder
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gonzales
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bebe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cost
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Dewville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dewville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Staples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weinert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weinert is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
- Redwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Galle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galle is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galle
- Zorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- Geronimo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lauback
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lauback is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauback
- Barbarosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Seguin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Dugger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dugger is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- Camp Willow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- San Marcos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goforth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Kyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Buda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Hays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Cloptins Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wimberley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Creedmoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carl
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Elroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Onion Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Manchaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- San Leanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Tanglewood Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Shady Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Del Valle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineral Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Mineral Springs.
Cemeteries Near Mineral Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineral Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Loehmann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Koonsen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vogel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Teas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Popps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Lea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Juan #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Dickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pentress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ussery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Mineral Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mineral Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineral Springs, with the one closest to Mineral Springs listed first.
- Prairie Lea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tilmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Staples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Taylorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Slayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Sandy Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Lytton Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineral Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineral Springs.
Newspapers Published in Mineral Springs ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral Springs.
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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bastrop County
- Comal County
- Fayette County
- Gonzales County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Travis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |