Our Genealogy Helper
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 (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.
Mineral is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
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:
- Louisa County (The home county of Mineral)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vigor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Gays ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Medlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Cobham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Burnley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Shadwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Eastham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Simeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Woodridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Buckingham County
- New Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Lignum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Waylands Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Cumberland County
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Kents Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Fork Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tabscott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Fife
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goochland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Tylers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Vontay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Verdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Doswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Wyndham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Madison Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Danton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Grassland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montpelier Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Barboursville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Glenora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Childs Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Partlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Margo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Paytes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- McHenry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Marye
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
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.
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mineral had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mineral had a population of 529 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineral, with the one closest to Mineral listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mansfield is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vigor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Glenora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Bumpass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
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 the Vicinity of 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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mineral. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mineral and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mineral.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of Mineral.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |