Welcome to Mineral ...
The town of Mineral is located in Louisa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mineral has a population of 521 people<2> (see below for details).
Mineral is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mineral lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mineral: 540 & 826<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mineral had an population of 521 people. This is an increase of 11.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.88% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Mineral had a population of 467 people. This makes Mineral the county's 3rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 467 people, the population of Mineral increased 10.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 424 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Mineral.
Communities Also Named Mineral ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Mineral: This one is located in Louisa County and the other is located in Appomattox 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.
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <5>
- Vigor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Glenora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Bumpass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <5>
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Trevilians is located in Louisa 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 in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Mineral in the book titled .<8> X3X - From that list, the Mineral post office opened in 1899.
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 Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mineral. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Mineral area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Mineral area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |