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Welcome to Mineral Springs ...

Although we found mention of Mineral Springs during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Mineral Springs was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Mineral Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mineral Springs, please Contact Us.



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


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

Mineral Springs is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Mineral Springs might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Mineral Springs would be found within the (704) and (980)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Mineral Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Mineral Springs: This one is located in Anson County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 26 communities that are also named Mineral Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Springs.

Communities near Mineral Springs ...

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

  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
  • Unionville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Wadesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wingate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <5>
  • Marshville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
    • Marshville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <5>
  • Pageland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
    • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <5>
  • Polkton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
    • Polkton is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Chesterfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ansonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Ansonville is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Lilesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
    • Lilesville is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral Springs ...

Looking for more information about 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 Mineral Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mineral Springs.

The official website for Anson County: www.co.anson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Mineral Springs and then turned west". While Mineral Springs could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Mineral Springs as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mineral Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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