Oxford Mills, Iowa

Oxford Mills, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Oxford Mills, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°58′13″N 90°57′36″W / 41.97028°N 90.96000°W / 41.97028; -90.96000Coordinates: 41°58′13″N 90°57′36″W / 41.97028°N 90.96000°W / 41.97028; -90.96000
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Jones
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	319
GNIS feature ID	459978^[1]

Oxford Mills is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa, United States. Oxford Mills is located on the Wapsipinicon River south of Oxford Junction.

History

Oxford Mills was the first settlement in Oxford Township. It was named after a gristmill built there in 1857.^[2]

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ Corbit, Robert McClain (1910). History of Jones County, Iowa: Past and Present, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 500.

Municipalities and communities of Jones County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Anamosa

Cities	Anamosa Cascade‡ Center Junction Martelle Monticello Morley Olin Onslow Oxford Junction Wyoming

Townships	Cass Castle Grove Clay Fairview Greenfield Hale Jackson Lovell Madison Township, Jones County, Iowa Monticello Oxford Richland Rome Scotch Grove Washington Wayne Wyoming

CDP	Stone City

Other unincorporated communities	Amber Fairview Hale Langworthy Oxford Mills Scotch Grove Temple Hill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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