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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 Wells (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 Wells. 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 Wells ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mineral Wells: Mineral Wls.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Wells is primarily located in Palo Pinto County. A portion of Mineral Wells extends into Parker County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Palo Pinto County: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Jack, Parker, Stephens & Young.

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

  • Palo Pinto County     (The home county of Mineral Wells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Wells, with the one closest to Mineral Wells listed first.
    • Wolters Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Salesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Brazos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
      • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Graford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Palo Pinto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
      • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
    • Santo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Gordon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mingus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
      • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <2>
    • Strawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Wells, with the one closest to Mineral Wells listed first.
    • Thurber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Wells, with the one closest to Mineral Wells listed first.
    • Lipan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
      • Lipan is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
    • Brazos Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Tolar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Granbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Wells, with the one closest to Mineral Wells listed first.
    • Perrin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gibtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Wizard Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Jacksboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bob Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Bryson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Wells, with the one closest to Mineral Wells listed first.
    • Cool
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Millsap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
      • Millsap is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
    • Authon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Whitt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Peaster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Parker County
    • Weatherford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Poolville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Agnes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Dicey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Wells, with the one closest to Mineral Wells listed first.
    • Boonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Runaway Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <2>
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mineral Wells ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Wells.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mineral Wells. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mineral Wells and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mineral Wells.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Mineral Wells.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Wells:

Cemeteries Near Mineral Wells ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Staggs Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Woodland Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Millsap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Millsap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Millsap Cemetery
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
  • Ballew Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballew Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballew Springs Cemetery
  • Willow Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Pond Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hittson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hittson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hittson Cemetery
  • Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominicar Merlo Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
  • Locke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
  • Goen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Fondren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fondren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fondren Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Authon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Authon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Authon Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mineral Wells had a population of 577 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mineral Wells had a population of 15,219 people.

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

  • Garner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Parker County
  • Millsap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
    • Millsap is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <2>
  • Salesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Authon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Authon is located in Parker County
  • Brazos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
    • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Adell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Adell is located in Parker County
  • Whitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
    • Whitt is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
  • Oran
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Lemley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley
    • Lemley is located in Parker County
  • Brock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Peaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Palo Pinto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Santo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
      • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <2>
    • Weatherford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Poolville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mineral Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8169, Longitude: -98.0777       In this case, the coordinates for Mineral Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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