Welcome to Oxford Mills ...

Oxford Mills is located in Jones County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Oxford Mills: Oxford Mls. (or less commonly used: Oxford Mlls.)

Oxford Mills is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oxford Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oxford Mills - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Oxford Mills ...

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

• Maquoketa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <3>
• Anamosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Tipton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• Mechanicsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
• Clarence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
• Lowden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
  • Lowden is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <3>
• Wheatland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
• Olin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
  • Olin is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <3>
• Stanwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <3>
• Grand Mound
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
  • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <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 Oxford Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxford Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford Mills ...

Looking for more information about Oxford 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 Oxford Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oxford Mills.

Adding Oxford Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxford 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 Oxford Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oxford Mills post office opened in 1862.

We also found Oxford Mills in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxford Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

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