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Welcome to Mineral ...

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.


Mineral would have been located within present day Appomattox County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mineral is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Mineral was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Mineral was located: 434

Communities Also Named Mineral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Mineral: This one is located in Appomattox County and the other is located in Louisa County.

Beyond Virginia, 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, Texas 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.

  • Lynchburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Amherst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Appomattox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pamplin City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.

Adding Mineral to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mineral in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mineral was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mineral post office opened in 1879. The Mineral post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Appomattox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/