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Introduction ...

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.

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 (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. 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 southeast 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mineral is historic, it would have been located within present day Appomattox County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Appomattox County: Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Nelson & Prince Edward.

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

  • Appomattox County     (The home county of Mineral)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Beckham
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
    • Bent Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
    • Spout Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
      • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
    • Appomattox
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
    • Spring Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
    • Hurtsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurtsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
    • Pamplin City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
    • Porters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
    • Covesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Walkers Ford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
    • Joshua Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joshua Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
      • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • New Glasgow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
    • Coolwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coolwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • Madison Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Monitor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monitor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
    • Winesap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Amherst County
    • Sandidges
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandidges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
      • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
    • Lowesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pedlar Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pedlar Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
      • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Abert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
      • Abert is located in Bedford County
    • Boonsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Coleman Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
      • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Waugh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
      • Waugh is located in Bedford County
    • Cifax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
      • Cifax is located in Bedford County
    • Goode
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lowry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Bedford County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Toga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
      • Toga is located in Buckingham County
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Alcoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
    • Andersonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <3>
    • Mount Vinco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Buckingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Enonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Axtell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
    • Dillwyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Curdsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
      • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
  • Buena Vista City
    • Buena Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Rustburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
    • Lawyers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
    • Powhatan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
      • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
    • Timberlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Bedford Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
      • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
    • Gladys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hat Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
      • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Brookneal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Campbell County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Rough Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
      • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Phenix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Cullen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Charlotte County
  • Lynchburg City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lavino Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Woodbine Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
      • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Gladstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County
    • Colleen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
      • Colleen is located in Nelson County
    • Shipman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
    • Warminster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
    • Jonesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
    • Massies Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
      • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
    • Bryant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
    • Old Myndus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Rockfish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Schuyler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
    • Darlington Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
      • Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
    • Five Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
      • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
    • Tuggle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
    • Blake Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampden - Sydney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
    • Farmville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Mineral ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral.

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 covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rebecca Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rebecca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rebecca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Allens Creek Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Morriss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morriss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morriss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Arch Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson - Hix Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concord Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Appomattox Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.

Mineral itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Walkers Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
    • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
  • Stapleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
    • Stapleton is located in Amherst County
  • Oakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Appomattox County
  • Bent Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
    • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
  • Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Nelson County
  • Buffalo Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
  • Joshua Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joshua Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
  • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
    • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Glasgow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
  • Coolwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coolwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
    • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
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    • Tye River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
      • Tye River is located in Nelson County
    • Old Pilot ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Pilot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
      • Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County

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

Newspapers Published in Mineral ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineral, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineral.

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 professional and volunteer websites 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:

The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Mineral) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4876, Longitude: -78.9067       In this case, the coordinates for Mineral have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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