Welcome to Mineral ...

The town of Mineral is located in Louisa County<1>.

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

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<3> (see below for details).

Mineral is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Mineral: (540)

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.<2> 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>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holladay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
  • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
• 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
• Bells Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania 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 .<6> 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/