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Welcome to Mineola ...

Mineola is located in Mills County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Mineola is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mineola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mineola: 712

The ZIP code for Mineola: 51554<3>

Communities Also Named Mineola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mineola - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineola.

Communities near Mineola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mineola.

  • Omaha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
    • Omaha has also been known as:
    • Omaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
  • Council Bluffs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Papillion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • La Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ralston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
  • Plattsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carter Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>

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 Mineola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mineola. 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 Mineola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineola. See our Newspapers Page for Mineola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineola ...

Looking for more information about Mineola? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mineola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mineola.

Adding Mineola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mineola 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 (so far) for Mineola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mineola post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mineola). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mineola or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/