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Mineral

Ghost town · De Soto County, Louisiana

Hollis Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:31,680)
Hollis Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mineral is a ghost town in De Soto County, Louisiana. It is one of 15 former communities in De Soto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mineral as a historical populated place on the Hollis Creek topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.8696° N, 93.4571° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHollis Creek
Elevation203 ft
Nearest living townPleasant Hill, LA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID545647
Coordinates31.86961, -93.45712

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What's there now

Mineral is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pleasant Hill, LA (population 628), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 203 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mineral?

Mineral is in De Soto County, Louisiana, at 31.8696, -93.4571.

How many ghost towns are in De Soto County?

De Soto County, Louisiana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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