Mineral Wells, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Mineral Wells, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Mineral Wells
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Desoto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:335
Coordinates:34.9906°N -89.8656°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38654
Area Code:662
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:690337

Mineral Wells is an unincorporated community located in central DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi/Tennessee border, just south of Memphis and approximately 3miles north of Olive Branch on Mississippi Highway 178. Mineral Wells is located on the former St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.[1]

A post office operated under the name Mineral Wells from 1910 to 1994.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Howe . Tony . Mineral Wells, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 23 September 2020.
  2. Web site: DeSoto County . Jim Forte Postal History . 23 September 2020.