Welcome to Union Mills ...

Union Mills is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

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

Union Mills is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Union Mills is within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Union Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Union Mills - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Union Mills ...

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

• 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 <3>
• Pella
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <3>
• 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 <3>
• 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 <3>
• Sully
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
  • Sully is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sully <3>
• Fremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• 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 <3>
• 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
• University Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• 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 <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 Union Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Union Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Mills ...

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

Adding Union Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Union Mills post office opened in 1848.

We also found Union Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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