Mills County, Iowa

Early Townships, Towns and Post Offices

• Anderson Township
• Benton (PO) - Established May 1863 - Closed August 1881; about 5 miles north of Hastings.
• Box Elder (PO) - Established May 1890 - November 1901; Postmaster: J. A. Farrington, on Pottawattamie line.
• Etta (station) - Private Station, 3 miles no. of Hastings, built by J. D. Robbins and named for his wife Etta.
• Plat Map, 1910

• Center Township
• Balfour (ghost town) - 1904-1940
• Fayette (town) - Jul 1856 - Jun 1860; name later changed to Mount Olive
• Hillsdale (ghost town) - 1852 - 1950's
• Louden (ghost town)
• Mount Olive (town) Jun 1860 - Sep 1867
• Plat Map, 1910

• Deer Creek Township
• Solomon (ghost town) - Jul 1880 - 1920's
• Turner (PO) - Jul 1874, moved to Fremont, Nov 1879; renamed Imogene. Reopened as Turner in 1880, closed July 1880
• Plat Map, 1910

• Glenwood Township
• Coonville (town) - Established by Latter Day Saint Pioneers 1848 -1853, postmaster: Libeus T. Coon; later changed to Glenwood
• Plat Map, 1910

• Indian Creek Township
• Harmony (town) - Later named Emerson
• Indian Creek (post office) - Established October 1854 - Closed July 1859; Postmaster: David Silkett, 3 miles southwest of Emerson
• Weston (ghost town)
• Plat Map, 1910

• Ingraham Township
• Ingraham (PO) - Establised April 1854 - Closed October 1859; Postmaster: James H. Goodman
• Stage Coach Inn (ghost town)
• Ward (town) - Apr 1867 - Jun 1868, Postmaster: George Goff, later name changed to Silver City
• Plat Map, 1910

• Lyons Township
• Alps - Established February 1858 - Closed May 1859, Postmaster: Arba Lambson
• Egypt (town) - August 1865 - June 1867; 8 miles south of Pacific Junction, later moved to Fremont, name changed to Bartlett.
• Haynie (station) Jul 1868 - Nov 1872, on the Council Bluffs and St. Joseph railroad.
• Rushville (ghost town) - First town in Mills County
• Plat Map, 1910

• Oak Township
• Folsom (ghost town) - 1896 -1940's
• Henton (station) - 1879 - 1886, later name changed to Folsom
• Lewis City (town) - Name later changed to Mineola.
• Pacific City (ghost town)
• Plumer Settlement (ghost town)
• Plat Map, 1910

• Plattsmouth Township
• Stillary (town vanished)

• Plattville Township
• Bethlehem (town) - Later name changed to East Plattmouth
• California City (town)
• East Plattsmouth (town) - Village on the Missouri River
• Florence (town)
• Junction City (post office) - 1870 - 1872; Post Office for East Plattsmouth
• Plattville (town) - 1854 - 1860; town south of East Plattsmouth.
• Sharpsburg (ghost town) - Later name changed to Junction City, then to East Plattsmouth

• Silver Creek Township
• Cutler's Camp (town) - 1847
• Jewell (PO) - 1874 - 1877
• Milton Station (town) - Later name changed to Malvern.
• Peaceville (ghost town) Established in 1870's
• Wall Street (ghost town) - Fictious town

• Saint Mary's Township - On the Missouri River
• Cerro Gordo (PO) - Sep 1853 - Aug 1863
• Saint Mary (ghost town)
• Trader's Point (town)

• White Cloud Township - On the Nishnabotna River
• Clark (ghost town) - Jan 1879 - Oct 1883
• Lawrence (town) - First name of White Cloud.
• Peaceville - On border of Silver Creek and White Cloud Townships
• Strahan (ghost town) - 1879 - 1955
• White Cloud (ghost town) - Mar 1856 - Apr 1891

Provided and Transcribed by Hal Hatcher