Welcome to Troy Mills ...
So far, we found very little information about Troy Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Troy Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Troy Mills, please Contact Us.
Troy Mills would have been located within present day Adair County<2>.
The location of Troy Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Troy Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
A typical abbreviation for Troy Mills: Troy Mls. (or less commonly used: Troy Mlls.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Troy Mills is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Troy Mills was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Troy Mills would have been located in the (660) area code.
Communities Also Named Troy Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Troy Mills - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy Mills.
Communities near Troy Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Troy Mills.
- Kirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <5>
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Greentop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
- Greentop is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <5>
- Novinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Greencastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
- Hurdland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Gibbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Gibbs is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbs <5>
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 Troy Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Troy Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Troy 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 Troy Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Troy Mills.
Adding Troy Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Troy Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Troy Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Troy Mills post office opened in 1868.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Troy Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Troy Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |