Mineral City is an
unincorporated community
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in southern
St. Francois County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community lies on
Missouri Route W
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, southwest of
Doe Run.
Stono Mountain
Stono Mountain is a summit in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The mountain rises to an elevation of .''Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 Mineral City lies along the headwaters of Do ...
and the headwaters of
Doe Run Creek lie to the west.
Mineral City had its start as a lead-mining settlement, hence the name.
References
Unincorporated communities in St. Francois County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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