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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 may 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)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
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- Bent Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Spout Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spring Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Hurtsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- 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)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
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- Esmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Covesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- 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)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Joshua Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- New Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Madison Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monitor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Sandidges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Lowesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- 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)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Cifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Goode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lowry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- 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)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Alcoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Manteo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Enonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Glenmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
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- Axtell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Dillwyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheppards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Rustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lawyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Yellow Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Timberlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Bedford Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Gladys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Brookneal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- 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)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- 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)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Shipman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Warminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Jonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Old Myndus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- 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)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Tuggle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Rebecca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Carson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Stapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Bent Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Buffalo Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Joshua Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tye River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
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]<4>. 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 first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Appomattox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineral) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |