Mineral Ohio Map

About Mineral, Ohio

Mineral is a locality in Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 652. Mineral is located at 39.3240°N, 82.2646°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 45766.

Mineral rises from the dense, verdant floor of the Appalachian foothills where the persistent currents of Mud Lick Run carve a serpentine path through the sediment. It lies 8.7 miles west of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Nelsonville. The landscape surrounding Mineral is defined by a deep, wooded intimacy, where the earth tilts upward toward the silhouette of Peck Hill to the north and drops into the quiet, shaded depths of King Hollow. Light here filters through the canopy in muted, shifting shafts, illuminating the damp leaf litter and the resilient mosses that cling to the limestone outcrops. Beyond the immediate terrain, the heavy, undisturbed silence of the Moonville Open Space Acquisition creates a buffer against the modern world, preserving a stillness that seems to belong to another century.

History clings to the hollows of Mineral like the morning fog, a legacy of the coal and iron industries that once animated the labor of the region. Where the clatter of rail cars and the industry of the furnace once dominated the local economy, the land has since reclaimed its quietude, leaving behind traces of a rugged, industrial past that now informs the character of the residents. Those who walk the King Hollow Trail often find the remnants of old stone foundations obscured by encroaching sumac and wild grape vines, a testament to the cycles of extraction and abandonment common to these hills. Though the pulse of commerce has slowed, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the seasons, with the occasional traveler venturing toward the distant waters of Dow Lake or seeking the solitude found within the vast, sprawling expanse of Zaleski State Forest.

About This Mineral Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mineral, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.32396, -82.264594. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mineral includes the ZIP code (45766), telephone area code (937), county seat of Athens County (Athens), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.