Welcome to Washington Mills ...

Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County<1>.

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

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

Washington Mills is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Washington Mills: 563

Communities Also Named Washington Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Washington Mills - they are located in New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Washington Mills ...

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

• Dubuque
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
  • Dubuque is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubuque <3>
• Maquoketa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Asbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
• Galena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
• Cascade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <3>
• Bellevue
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Epworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
  • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <3>
• Peosta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
  • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <3>
• Farley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <3>
• East Dubuque
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dubuque
  • East Dubuque is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dubuque <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 Washington Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Mills ...

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

Adding Washington Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Washington Mills post office opened in 1880.

We also found Washington Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dubuque County: www.dubuquecounty.org/

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