Mineral Center is an

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, United States; located five miles west of the community of

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. The community is located at the intersection of Cook County Road 89 and Cook County Road 17 (Mineral Center Road). Mineral Center is located within the

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Education

All of the county is zoned to

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. Mineral Center had a school house by the name of Birchwood School which was open from 1911-1937. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Center_School,_1921.jpg

References

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