Welcome to Mineral ...

Mineral is located on the South Texas Plains.

Mineral is located in Bee County<1>.

The location of Mineral has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Mineral is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mineral lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mineral lies within the (361) area code.

The ZIP code for Mineral: 78125<4>

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, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio (2), Oregon, 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.

• Beeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeville
  • Beeville is located in Bee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beeville <5>
• Kenedy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy
  • Kenedy is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenedy <5>
• George West
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George West
  • George West is located in Live Oak County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George West <5>
• Three Rivers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Live Oak County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <5>
• Tuleta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuleta
  • Tuleta is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuleta <5>
• Normanna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
  • Normanna is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <5>
• Pettus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
  • Pettus is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <5>
• Tulsita
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Tulsita is located in Bee County
• Pawnee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Bee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <5>
• Ray Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
  • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral ...

Looking for more information about Mineral? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mineral, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 for Mineral was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Mineral in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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