Mills County, Iowa

Historical Events and Stories

• Mills County History:
• Abandoned Post Offices
• Earliest Known Map of Mills County
• Early Settlers of Mills County 1836-1856
• General History of Mills County
• Mills County Pioneers
• Underground Railroad
• Ghost Towns of Mills County, Iowa, by Allen Wortman
• History of Mills County, Iowa, 1876, by D. H. Solomon
  • Surname Index
  • Pages 1-9
  • Pages 10 - 19
  • Pages 20 - 28
  • Pages 29 - 41
• History of Mills County Iowa, 1881

• History of Communities:
• A Brief History of Malvern, by John D. Paddock
• 1868-1875
• 1876-1883
• 1884-1890
• 1891-1897
• 1898-1904
• 1905-1909


• Souvenir of Institution at Glenwood, Iowa, 1902
• Glenwood Lake
• Silver City Community History, 1879-1979
• Plumer Settlement, Oak Twp. ~ (off-site)

• Miscellaneous History:
• Chief Waubonsie
• Glenwood State Hospital
• 1899 ~ Old Men of Last Generations
• 1913 - Tornado
• 1916 ~ Recollections of Notable Lawyers
• 1924 ~ Tri-County Old Settlers
• Inventions & Patents
• Valveless Revolving Hog Oiler



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