Welcome to Virginia Mineral Springs ...

Virginia Mineral Springs is located in Craig County<1>.

The location of Virginia Mineral Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virginia Mineral Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Virginia Mineral Springs: Virginia Mineral Spgs. (or less commonly used: Virginia Mineral Spngs. or Virginia Mineral Sprngs.)

Virginia Mineral Springs is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Virginia Mineral Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Virginia Mineral Springs lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Virginia Mineral Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Virginia Mineral Springs.

• Roanoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Vinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Covington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Troutville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Fincastle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• New Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Abbott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Craig County
• Mason Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
• Daleville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>

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 Virginia Mineral Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virginia Mineral Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Virginia Mineral Springs. 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 Virginia Mineral Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia Mineral Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Virginia Mineral Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virginia Mineral Springs ...

Looking for more information about Virginia Mineral Springs? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Virginia Mineral Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Virginia Mineral Springs.

Adding Virginia Mineral Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virginia Mineral Springs 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 Virginia Mineral Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Virginia Mineral Springs post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virginia Mineral Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virginia Mineral Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

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