Many small towns of Mills County are now gone. One such town was St. Mary, located on the Iowa side, south of Bellvue, Nebraska. It supported two taverns, a number of stores, a Catholic chapel and several other businesses such as windmill powered grist mill and a shingle factory. In the 1860s the Missouri River shifted its course and the entire town of St. Mary was destroyed
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Alps |
Post Office |
Lyons Twp |
Feb. 1858- 2 May 1859 |
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Ashleigh |
Post Office |
location unknown |
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Balfour |
Town |
Center Twp |
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Benton |
Post Office |
Sec. 25, Anderson Twp, abt 5.5 mi N of Hastings |
1890-26 Aug 1881 |
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Bethlehem |
Town |
first name given to East Plattsmouth |
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Box Elder |
Post Office |
Anderson Twp, 7 mi NW of Henderson |
1890-15 Nov 1901 |
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California City |
Town |
Plattville Twp |
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Cerro Gordo |
Post Office |
St. Mary's Twp |
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Coonville |
Town |
Glenwood Twp |
PO estab. 1851 |
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First known as Rushville, changed to Coonville and later to Glenwood | ||
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Cutler's Camp |
Town |
Silver Creek Twp |
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East Plattsmouth |
Town |
Sec. 26, Plattville |
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Egypt |
Town |
Lyons Twp, 8 mi S of Pacific Junction |
PO estab. 1865 and removed; Renamed Bartlett in Fremont Co. 1867 |
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Etta |
Town |
Anderson Twp, 3 mi N of Hastings |
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Fayette |
Town |
Center Twp |
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Florence |
Town |
Plattville Twp |
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Folsom |
Town |
Oak Twp |
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Harmony |
Town |
Indian Creek Twp |
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Haynie/Haynie Station |
Town |
Lyon Twp |
PO estab. 1868-1872 |
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Henton/Henton Station |
Town |
Oak |
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Hillsdale |
Town |
Center Twp |
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Indian Creek |
Post Office |
Indian Creek Twp, 3 mi W of Emerson |
1854-1858 |
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Ingraham |
Post Office |
?in Ingraham Twp |
1859-1859 |
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Jewell |
Post Office |
Silver Creek Twp |
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Junction City |
Post Office |
Plattville Twp |
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Lawrence |
Town |
First name of White Cloud |
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Lewis City |
Town |
Oak Twp, now called Mineola |
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Louden |
Town |
Center Twp |
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Milton Station |
Town |
Now called Malvern |
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Mt. Olive |
Town |
Center Twp |
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Pacific City |
Town |
Oak Twp |
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Plattville |
Town |
Plattville Twp, S of Plattsmouth |
PO estab. 1854-1860 |
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Peaceville |
Town |
Silver Creek and White Cloud Twp |
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Plumer Settlement |
Town |
Oak Twp |
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Potter |
Town |
Now called Henderson |
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Rushville |
Town |
Lyons Twp, first town in county |
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St. Mary |
Town |
St. Mary's Twp |
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Sharpsburg |
Town |
Plattville Twp |
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Solomon |
Town |
Deer Creek Twp |
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Stage Coach Inn |
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Ingraham Twp |
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Stillary's |
Town |
Plattsmouth Twp |
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Strahan |
Town |
White Cloud Twp |
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Trader's Point |
Town |
St. Mary Twp |
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Tubbsville |
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location unknown |
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Turner |
Post Office |
Deer Creek Twp |
1874, renamed Imogene in Fremont Co, 24 Nov 1879. Reopened as Turner in 1880- closed July 1880 |
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Wahaghbonsey/ Waubonsie |
Post Office |
Rawles Twp, 7 mi S of Glenwood |
1852-1872 |
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Wall Street |
Fictitious town |
Silver Creek Twp |
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Walnut Grove |
Post Office |
location unknown |
1854-1857 |
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Ward |
Post Office |
Ingraham Twp, On site of later town of Silver City |
1867-1868
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Weston |
Town |
Indian Creek Twp |
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White Cloud |
Town |
on Nishnabotna River |
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The early towns and post offices are listed in the Annals of Iowa and the Mills County History Book, 1985.
More information about these towns can be obtained from the Glenwood Public Library, Mills County History Books and the Mills County Recorder's Office.
Also check Iowa Place Names Past and Present
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