Welcome to Clay Mills ...
Clay Mills is located in Jones County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
A typical abbreviation for Clay Mills: Clay Mls. (or less commonly used: Clay Mlls.)
Clay Mills is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clay Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Clay Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clay Mills.
- Maquoketa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anamosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
- Anamosa is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <3>
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Epworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Epworth is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <3>
- Peosta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
- Peosta is located in Dubuque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <3>
- Farley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clay Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clay Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clay Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clay Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Clay Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay Mills ...
Looking for more information about Clay Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clay Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clay Mills.
Adding Clay Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clay Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clay Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Clay Mills post office opened in 1863.
We also found Clay Mills in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clay Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |