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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
- New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Sharon
- From Union Mills to New Sharon
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lacey
- From Union Mills to Lacey
- Barnes City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City
- Barnes City is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnes City <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barnes City
- From Union Mills to Barnes City
- Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Indianapolis
- From Union Mills to Indianapolis
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coal Creek
- From Union Mills to Coal Creek
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
- Taintor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taintor
- From Union Mills to Taintor
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rose Hill
- From Union Mills to Rose Hill
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oskaloosa
- From Union Mills to Oskaloosa
- What Cheer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
- What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to What Cheer
- From Union Mills to What Cheer
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tilton
- From Union Mills to Tilton
- Searsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Searsboro
- From Union Mills to Searsboro
- Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peoria
- From Union Mills to Peoria
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Thornburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thornburg
- From Union Mills to Thornburg
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leighton
- From Union Mills to Leighton
- Fishville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fishville
- From Union Mills to Fishville
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Evans
- From Union Mills to Evans
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beacon
- From Union Mills to Beacon
- Exeelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exeelsior. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Exeelsior
- From Union Mills to Exeelsior
- Tioga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Deep River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Ewart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wright
- From Union Mills to Wright
- Lynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lynnville
- From Union Mills to Lynnville
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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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |