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Mineral Virginia Map

Explore Mineral, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mineral, Virginia

How to Use This Mineral, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mineral, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mineral.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mineral
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Louisa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.010695
Longitude	-77.908607
Population	470
Density	204.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	23117
Area Code	804
County Seat	Louisa
School District	Louisa County Public Schools

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About Mineral, Virginia

Mineral is a locality in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 470. The population density is 204.4 people per km². Mineral is located at 38.0107°N, 77.9086°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mineral is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23117.

Mineral reveals itself through the winding, tea-colored path of Contrary Creek, which cuts a quiet line through the red-clay earth of the Piedmont. It lies 24.0 miles east-northeast of Lake Monticello, VA (from Lake Monticello, VA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east of Louisa. The landscape here favors a slow, deliberate cadence, where the horizon is defined not by the jagged peaks of the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, but by the dense, persistent woodland that softens the edges of every pasture and road. Sunlight in Mineral often takes on a thick, honeyed quality in the late afternoon, catching the rust-colored dust that rises from the unpaved shoulders and settling over the landscape like a fine, golden veil. Only four miles away, the expansive, man-made reach of Lake Anna provides a cooling presence, reflecting the sky in a deep, slate-blue shimmer that contrasts sharply with the earthen tones of the surrounding timberland.

Mineral carries the weight of a long, localized history, once defined by the extraction of gold and iron from the very dirt that now supports the quiet sprawl of suburban expansion and regional commerce. The economy has shifted from those early, feverish excavations to a more steady, modern rhythm, though the memory of those subterranean endeavors lingers in the names of roads and the occasional rusted remnant found near the creek beds. Residents often find their way to Lake Anna State Park, where the trails offer a quiet passage through the hardwood forests that once anchored the region's agricultural output. Life in Mineral moves with the unforced patience of the seasons, a place where the modern technological pulse of the region meets the enduring, quiet persistence of Virginia’s interior terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Anna State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 033° NE
American Battlefield Trust Holding (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 287° W
CWT Holding (Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 293° NW
Lake Orange Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 339° N
Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 033° NE
Bloomsbury (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 334° NW
Maryland Brigade Monument (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 049° NE
Chewning Farm (Registered Battlefield) — 21.5 mi, 025° NE
Sedgwick Memorial (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 048° NE
Fredericksburg and Spot. National Military Park (National Park) — 21.6 mi, 036° NE · 48 acres
Tapp Field (Registered Battlefield) — 22.0 mi, 027° NE
Powhatan State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 182° S
Higgerson Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 022° N
Goochland County Historical Society (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 177° S
Booger Woods (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 118° SE
Terror on the Farm (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 118° SE
Grandview Dog Pens (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.2 mi, 197° S
Wilderness Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 024° NE
Costello Stadium (Stadium) — 23.7 mi, 238° SW
Dominion Raceway (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 068° E
Jackson's Flank Attack (Viewpoint) — 24.4 mi, 030° NE
Poor Farm Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 128° SE
RED VEIN Haunt (Theme Park) — 25.9 mi, 136° SE
Iconic Art (Public Artwork) — 28.9 mi, 048° NE
Flippo Gallery (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 126° SE
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 38.6 mi, 321° NW · 197k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 40.0 mi, 299° NW · 110k acres
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 075° E · 24k acres
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 41.6 mi, 331° NW · 82k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 51.6 mi, 309° NW · 1.1M acres

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