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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mills had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mills, with the one closest to Mills listed first.

  • Pacific Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
    • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <3>
  • Glenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacific City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Pacific City is located in Mills County
  • Hillsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Mills County
  • Folsom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Mills County
  • Hentons ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
    • Hentons is located in Mills County
  • Plattsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
    • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <3>
  • Rock Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oreapolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreapolis
    • Oreapolis is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Bartlett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tabor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Malvern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <3>
  • La Platte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellevue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Mills County
  • White Cloud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
    • White Cloud is located in Mills County
  • Avery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Gilmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • McPaul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Thurman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cullom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cullom
    • From Mills to Cullom
  • Randolph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Strahan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
    • Strahan is located in Mills County
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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