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Nearest Communities to Mineral,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Mineral, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Mineral:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Mineral.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Mineral is located in Lewis County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum & Yakima.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 97 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mineral. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Lewis County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Mineral (which is Lewis County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Mineral

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Lewis County   (where Mineral resides)
  • Cowlitz County
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   https://www.piercecountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Tacoma
    • Note: The northwestern boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mineral   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mineral.
      • Elbe
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Park Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Park Junction is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Junction
      • Reliance
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Reliance is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
      • National
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • National is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
      • Ashford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alder
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Reliance
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • New Reliance is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reliance
      • La Grande
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eatonville Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Eatonville Junction is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatonville Junction
      • Eatonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ohop Bob
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ohop Bob is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohop Bob
      • Clay City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Clay City is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Continue List   (44 more) ...
        • Surprise Valley
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Surprise Valley is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley
        • Ohop
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Ohop is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohop
        • Longmire
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Voss Resort
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Voss Resort is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss Resort
        • Leber
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Leber is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leber
        • Kapowsin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Electron
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Electron is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electron
        • Jims Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Jims Corner is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jims Corner
        • Puyallup River Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Tanwax
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Tanwax is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanwax
        • Johnsons Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Johnsons Corner is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corner
        • Nisqually Vista
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Nisqually Vista is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisqually Vista
        • Paradise
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Paradise is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Fairfax
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Fairfax is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
        • Upper Fairfax
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Upper Fairfax is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairfax
        • South Creek
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Melmont ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Rocky Ridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Rocky Ridge is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
        • Thrift
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Thrift is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
        • McKenna
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Graham
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Berkeley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Berkeley is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
        • Carbonado
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Croker
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Croker is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croker
        • Elk Plain
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
        • Orting
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Loveland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Loveland is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
        • Mock City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Mock City is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock City
        • Roy
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Frederickson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Frederickson is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
        • Wilkeson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Sunrise
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunrise is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
        • Burnett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Burnett is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
        • Cascade Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Cascade Junction is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Junction
        • McMillin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Prairie Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
        • South Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • South Hill is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
        • South Prairie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Hillhurst
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
        • Spanaway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Allison
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Allison is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
        • Brookdale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Brookdale is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
        • Ponderosa Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Ponderosa Estates is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Estates
        • Rhododendron Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Rhododendron Park is located in Pierce County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhododendron Park
  • Thurston County
    • County Website:   https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Olympia
    • Note: The northeastern boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mineral   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mineral.
      • Four Corners
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Four Corners is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Five Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Five Corners is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Vail
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Vail is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Yelm
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Yelm
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
      • Rainier
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McIntosh
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Skookumchuck
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Skookumchuck is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skookumchuck
      • Tono ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Tono is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tono

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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