Union Mills, Iowa

Union Mills is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Union Mills, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Union Mills is located in Iowa
Union Mills
Union Mills
Union Mills is located in the United States
Union Mills
Union Mills
Coordinates: 41°27′09″N 92°34′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyMahaska
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code641
GNIS feature ID464781[1]

History

A post office was established at Union Mills in 1848, and was discontinued in 1857. The post office was reestablished in 1863 and was discontinued in 1907; it was briefly known as Widow's Home.[2]

The population of Union Mills was estimated at 50 in 1887,[3] was 60 in 1902,[4] and was 52 in 1925.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Mills, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright Post Office (historical)
  3. Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
  4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.


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