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, Union Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Union Mills, with the one closest to Union Mills listed first.
- New Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taintor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- What Cheer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Searsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Thornburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Exeelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tioga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Deep River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Ewart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Union Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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