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Around Mineral Point ...

For comparison, Mineral Point has a population of 2,500 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Mineral Point, with the nearest first.

  • Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Dodgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Calamine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Edmund
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rewey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Hollandale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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For more communities neighboring Mineral Point, please visit our County-by-County Page for Mineral Point.

Iowa County ...

Mineral Point is located in Iowa County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iowa County: Dane, Grant, Green, Lafayette, Richland & Sauk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral Point ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Point.

Airports Near Mineral Point ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Mineral Point and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Mineral Point.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mineral Point.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Mineral Point), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.