MISC: Mills of Iowa 

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Mills of Iowa

Reproduced with permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa.  
Originally published in Iowa, Land of Many Mills, by Jacob Swisher 
(copyright State Historical Society of Iowa, 1940.


Ida County

Grant City Mill, Grant Township

Iowa County

Amana Calico Print Mill, Amana
Amana Flour Mill, Amana
Amana Woolen Mill, Amana
Genoa Bluffs Mill, Sumner Township
High Amana Sawmill, High Amana
Honey Creek Mill, Honey Creek Township (burned 1907)
Kitchens' Mill, Bear Creek, Ladora
Marengo Flour Mill, Marengo
Marengo Woolen Mill, near Marengo (built 1866)
Middle Amana Woolen Mills
Millersburg Mill, English Township (built 1854)
South Amana Sawmill, South Amana
Star Mills, Marengo
Victor Flour Mill, Victor (burned 1914)
West Amana Flour Mill, West Amana (standing in 1939)

Jackson County

Dorchester's Sawmill, Bellevue (built 1855)
Eagle Woolen Mills, Maquoketa
Fulton Mill, Fulton
Henry's Sawmill, Mill Creek
Jackson Flouring Mill, Bellevue (built 1859)
Jasper Flouring Mill, Bellevue (built 1844)
Kincaid's Sawmill, Bellevue (built about 1838)
McCloy's Mill, Mill Creek (built 1842)
Millrock Mill, Bear Creek
Ralston Mill, Ozark
Sear's Sawmill, South Maquoketa River (built 1844)
Tubb's Mill, Maquoketa (built 1861)
Washington Mills, near Bellevue
Williams's Mill, near Maquoketa (built in 1867)
Wollenberg's Mill, Richland Township

Jasper County

Baxter Mill, Baxter
Colfax Mill, South Skunk River
Fisher and Pfeiffer's Mill, Greencastle (built 1875)
Kellogg Mill, Kellogg
Lynnville Mill, Lynnville (operating in 1940)
Monroe Mill, Monroe
Newton Milling Company, Newton (operating in 1912)
Prairie City Milling Company, Prairie City (operating in 1939)
Sparks's Mill, North Skunk River (built 1846)

Jefferson County

City Mills, Fairfield (built 1858)
Globe City Mill, Fairfield (built 1875)
Huntzinger's Flour Mill, Fairfield (built 1857)
McGinley's Flour Mill, near Fairfield (built 1856)
Merrimac Mill, Skunk River
Perlee Sawmill, Perlee

Johnson County

Butler's Mill, Clear Creek
Chaney's Mill, Penn Township
Close Brothers' Mill, Coralville
Coralville Oatmeal Company, Coralville
Felkner and Myers's Mill, Rapid Creek
Harris's Mill, Old Man's Creek
Haynes's Mill, Cedar Township
Hummer Mill Company, Iowa City
Lingle's Mill, Lingle Creek
Mill Creek Mill, present site of Lake Macbride Park
Miller and Kirkwood's Mill, Coralville
Moore and Drury's Mill, Clear Creek
Ryerson's Mill, Iowa City (operating in 1882)
Strickler's Woolen Mill
Switzer's Grist Mill, Clear Creek (built 1839)
Terrell's Mill, Iowa River (built 1843)

Jones County

Anamosa Mills, Wapsipinicon River
Bodenhofer's Mill, Mineral Creek (built 1852)
Canton Mills, Canton Township (built about 1855)
Castle Grove Mill, Castle Grove Township (built 1872)
Clay Mills, Clay Township
Diamond's Mill, Mineral Creek (built 1851)
Eby's Mill, Maquoketa River (built 1858)
Hubbard's Mill, Mineral Creek (built about 1854)
Monticello Mills, Maquoketa River (built 1853)
Newport Mills, Wapsipinicon River (built 1866)
Olin Mill, Walnut Creek
Oxford Mills, Oxford Township (built about 1857)
Scotch Grove Mill, Maquoketa River
Steam Corners Mill, Wyoming Township (built 1857)
Taylor's Mill, Mineral Creek (built 1852)
Temple Hill Sawmill, Farmers Creek
Walworth's Mill, Buffalo Fork (built 1838)

Keokuk County

Dodge's Flour Mill, Washington Township
Hartman's Mill, German Township (built 1856)
"Old Clapboard Mill", Steady Run Township (built 1856)
Wheelock's Mill, Steady Run Township (built 1856)

Kossuth County

Call's Sawmill, Algona Township (built 1855)
Garfield's Mill, Greenwood Township (built 1865)
Wilson's Steam Grist Mill, Algona (built 1872)

Lee County

Atlee's Sawmill, Fort Madison (built 1852)
Donnellson Mill, Donnellson
Eagle Mills, Keokuk (built 1873)
Hauxhurst's Steam Flour Mill, Fort Madison
Imperial Mills, Keokuk (built 1850)
Keokuk City Mill, Keokuk
Knapp's Horse Power Mill, Fort Madison (operating in 1845)
Lee County Flour Mills, Donnellson (operating in 1939)
McConn and Parmer's Flour Mill, Fort Madison (built 1852)
Miller's Mill, Fort Madison (built 1875)
Potowonok Mills, Fort Madison (built 1868)
Stanger and Lawrence's Sawmill, Fort Madison (built 1860)
Walljasper and Company, West Point (operating in 1939)
Weston Mill, Fort Madison
West Point Steam Mill, West Point

Linn County

Aetna Mill, Cedar Rapids (operating in 1869)
Brain's Mill, Center Point (built 1856)
Brown's Flour Mill, Cedar Rapids (built 1841)
Brown's Woolen Mill, Cedar Rapids (built 1848)
Cedar Rapids Flouring Mill, Cedar Rapids (operating in 1869)
Cedar Rapids Milling Company, Cedar Rapids
Central City, Wapsipinicon River
Diamond's Mill, Center Point
Ely's Mill, Cedar Rapids (built 1844)
Green's Mill, Paris
Howeler and Son's Mill, Marion (operating in 1940)
Indian Creek Mill, Marion
Ketchlidge's Mill, Center Point
McQueen's Mill, Prairieburg (built 1854)
North Star Oatmeal Mill, Cedar Rapids (established 1873)
Notbohm's Mill, Lafayette (built 1875)
Oxley Mill, Linn Township (built 1843)
Quaker Oats Company, Cedar Rapids (established 1873)
Scott's Sawmill, Bertram Township (built about 1840)
Troy Mills, Wapsipinicon (built 1853)
Union Mills, Cedar Rapids (built about 1844)
Waubeek Mill, Wapsipinicon

Louisa County

Dollarhide's Grist Mill, Prairie Creek
Hamilton's Sawmill, Morning Sun
Hill's Mill, Long Creek
Lockwood and Williamson's Steam Flour Mill, Harrison
Lockwood and Williamson's Steam Sawmill, Harrison
Sterrett's Mill, Wapello (built 1848)
Wapello Mill Company, Wapello (operating in 1859)

Lucas County

Lewis's Flour Mill, Chariton
Phoenix Mills, Chariton
Shore's Sawmill, Clear Creek
Smith's Flour Mill, Chariton (built 1857)
Williams and Cain's Mill, White Breast Creek (built 1851)

Lyon County

Beloit Mill, Beloit
Klondike Mill, Klondike

Madison County

Afton Bridge Mill, Lincoln Township (built 1850)
Backbone Mill, Lincoln Township (built 1859)
Barker's Mill, Grand River (built 1855)
Barrow's Mills, North River (built 1854)
Bertholf's Sawmills, Middle River (built 1854)
Buffalo Mill (Hart and Hinkle's), Middle River (built 1848)
Campbell's Mill (built 1851)
Comb's Sawmill and "Corn Cracker", Douglas Township (built 1850)
Earlham Mill, Earlham (standing in 1939)
Hartman's Mill, Clanton Creek (built 1853)
Hiatt and Brown's Sawmill, Clanton Creek (built 1852)
Hockenberry's Sawmill, Webster Township (built 1856)
Huglin's Sawmill and Gristmill, Middle River (built 1851)
Phipp's Mill, Clanton Creek (built 1866)
Reigle's Sawmill, North River (built 1855)
Sulgrove's Sawmill, Douglas Township (built 1856)
Webster Mill, Middle River (built 1854)
Weller's Mill, Union Township (built 1850)

Mahaska County

City Steam Mills, Oskaloosa (built 1873)
Currier's Mill, Skunk River (built 1855)
Duncan's Mill, South Skunk River (built 1843)
Eureka Flouring Mills, Beacon (built 1865)
Glendale Mills, South Skunk River
"Lower Mill" (Comstock), Oskaloosa Township
Senate's Mills, Monroe Township (built 1874)
Siebel and Company Mills, Oskaloosa (built 1851)
Union Mills, Union Township (built about 1870)
"Upper Mill" (Peck and Duncan), Skunk River (built 1843)
Warren's Mill, South Skunk River
Whistler's Mill, Skunk River
White Oak Mill, White Oak

Marion County

Babcock's Mill, Polk Township (operating in 1846)
Blommer's Mill, Pella (operating in 1939)
Burch's Mill, White Breast Creek (operating in 1846)
Bussey Roller Mill, Bussey (operating in 1939)
Foster's Mill, English Creek (built 1844)
Haymaker's Mill, Cedar Creek (operating in 1846)
Kendall Brothers' Mill, Marysville
Mathews's Mill, Red Rock Township (built 1846)
Washington Mills, Pella

Marshall County

Empire Mills, Marshalltown (operating in 1898)
Hixson's Sawmill, Minerva Creek
Le Grand Flouring Mill, Le Grand (built 1856)
Marshalltown Milling Company, Marshalltown (operating in 1939)
Rock Valley Mill, Timber Creek
Woodbury Mill, Marshalltown

Mills County

Conger's Sawmill, Silver Creek (built 1856)
Gordon's Mill, Keg Creek (built 1849)
Malvern Milling Company, Malvern (operating in 1939)

Mitchell County

Brownville Mill, Brownville
Crescent Roller Mills, Otranto (operating in 1939)
Cutler's Steam Sawmill, Lincoln Township (built 1857)
Holmes's Mill, Cedar River (built 1865)
McCarty's Grist Mill, Cedar River
McIntire Mill, McIntire
Mitchell Mill, Mitchell
Myrick's Mill, Little Cedar River (built 1881)
Newburg Mill, near St. Ansgar
Osage Mill, Osage
Otranto Mill, Cedar River (built 1855)
Paragon Woolen Mills, West Mitchell
Rice Brothers' Mill, Cedar River
Riceville Mill, Riceville
St. Ansgar Mill, St. Ansgar
Stacyville Mill, Stacyville
West Mitchell Flour Mill, Cedar River (built 1857)
West  Mitchell Woolen Mill, Cedar River (built 1866)

Monona County

Onawa Flour Mill, Onawa (operating in 1939)

Monroe County

Albia Roller Mills, Albia (operating in 1939)
Edwards's Mill, Albia (built 1867)

Montgomery County

Climax Mill, Walnut Creek
Grant Mill Company, Grant (operating in 1939)
Hendrie's Steam Mill, Red Oak
Key's Mill, near Stennett (destroyed by flood 1858)
Morton's Mill, Nodaway River (built 1864)
Replogle Company, Red Oak (operating in 1939)
Stover's Mill, South of Red Oak (operating in 1906)
Villisca Mill, Villisca (built 1875)
Watson's Mill, near Stennett (built 1869)
Wheeler's Mill, north of Red Oak (built 1859)

Muscatine County

Barlow's Steam Flour Mill (burned in 1850)
Bennett's Steam Flour Mill (built 1848)
Chambers' Sawmill, Muscatine (built 1876)
Kirk's Grist Mill (burned 1873)
Longridge and Martin's Grist Mill (burned 1881)
Long's Sawmill, Sweetland Creek
McKee Feed and Grain Company, Muscatine (operating in 1939)
Moscow Mill and Dam Company, Moscow (built 1867)
Muscatine Oat Meal Mill
Musser's Planing Mill, Muscatine (built 1882)
Nevada Mill, Muscatine (exploded 1864)
Pine Creek Mills, Pine Creek (built about 1850)
Reynolds and Lawson's Steam Sawmill, Geneva (built 1837)
Smalley's Windmill (built about 1845)
William's Rolling Mill
Wilton Roller Mills, Wilton Junction (operating in 1890)
Young America Flour Mill

O'Brien County

Big Four Flour Mill, Sheldon (built 1890)
Paullina Roller Mills, Paullina (operating in 1898)
Prairie Queen Flouring Mills, Sheldon (built before 1880)
Scott Logan Mills, Sheldon (established 1907)

Osceola County

Sibley Steam Roller Mills, Sibley

Page County

Braddyville Mill, Braddyville (built 1855)
Clarinda Flouring Mills, Clarinda (operating in 1939)
Clarinda Woolen Mills, Clarinda (built 1855)
Coin Mill, Tarkio Creek
Driftmier Milling Company, Shenandoah (operating in 1939)
Essex Mill and Elevator Company, Essex (operating in 1939)
Hawleyville Mill, Hawleyville
Johnson Brothers' Mills, Shenandoah (operating in 1939)
Shambaugh Milling Company, Shambaugh (operating in 1939)
Trullinger-Redfield Company, Shenandoah (operating in 1939)

Palo Alto County

Stockdale's Sawmill, Paoli

Plymouth County

Akron Roller Mills, Akron (operating in 1890)
Barr's Mill, Akron (built 1871)
City Roller Mills, Le Mars (operating in 1890)
Gehlen's Flour Mill, Le Mars (built 1869)
Hoese Brothers' Mill, Hungerford Township (built 1868)
Plymouth Roller Mills, Le Mars (operating in 1939)
Sheets's Wind-power Grist Mill (built 1859)
Wheat Mill Company, Le Mars (organized in 1914)

Pocahantas County

Hinn's Mill, Laurens (operating in 1890)

Polk County

Beaver Valley Milling Company, Des Moines (1912, operating in 1940)
Bundrem's Mill (operating in 1850)
Capital Roller Mills, Des Moines (operating in 1892)
Central Roller Mills, Des Moines (operating in 1909)
Des Moines Roller Mills, Des Moines (operating in 1909)
Exchange Roller Mills, Des Moines
Farmers' Mill, Des Moines
Gilpin's Sawmill, Des Moines River (operating in 1850)
Grosclose Mill, Polk City (operating in 1850)
Hickman's Sawmill, Beaver Creek (operating in 1850)
Inland Milling Company, Des Moines (operating in 1939)
Meacham's Mill (operating in 1850)
Napier's Sawmill, Four Mile River (operating in 1850)
Perkins and Jones' Sawmill, Four Mile River (operating in 1850)
Stutsman's Sawmill, Big Creek (operating in 1850)
Thompson's Sawmill, Four Mile River (operating in 1850)

Pottawattamie County

Avoca Roller Mills, Avoca (operating in 1890)
Carson Grist Mill, Carson
Centennial Flour Mill, Avoca (standing in 1939)
Crystal Mill, Council Bluffs (operating in 1909)
Downs and Smith's Mill, Mosquito Creek (built 1847)
Hawkeye Roller Mill, Council Bluffs
Losh's Mill, Carson (built about 1850)
Macedonia Grain and Elevator Company, Macedonia (operating in 1939)
Old Pottawattamie Mill, Council Bluffs (built about 1840)
Wicks's (Pottawattamie Mill)

Poweshiek County

Dodge's Flour Mill, Grinnell (operating in 1890)
Grinnell Roller Mills, Grinnell (operating in 1892)
McKee's Flour Mill, Montezuma
Muntz's Mill, Montezuma

Ringgold County

Jordan's Flour Mill, Mount Ayr (operating in 1909)
Mount Ayr Mills, Mount Ayr
Ringgold Mills, Mount Ayr

Sac County

City Mills, Sac City
Grant City Mill, Grant City (operating in 1909)
Reinhart's Mill, Clinton Township

Scott County

Aetna Mills, Davenport (built 1848)
Albion Mills, Davenport (built 1848)
Boetger Rye Mill, Davenport (operating in 1939)
Busch's Flour Mill, near Davenport (about 1855)
Clark's Mill, Duck Creek
Crescent Mills, Davenport
Davenport Oat Meal Mills, Davenport (built 1879)
Davenport Woolen Mills, Davenport (built 1863)
Economy Flour Mills, Davenport (built 1853)
Eldridge's Horsepower Mill, Davenport (operating 1836)
Green and Gillett's Mill, Davenport
Hedges' Mill, Crow Creek (built 1835)
Phoenix Flour Mills, Davenport (operating in 1939)
Ralston-Purina Company, Davenport (operating in (1939)
Seffle and Penner's Mill, Princeton (built 1889)
Spencer and Stafford's Mill, Valley City (built 1855)
Sullivan's Steam Mill, Rockingham (built 1837)
Western Flour Mills, Davenport (1907, operating in 1940)
Wever's Flour Mill, Davenport (built 1857)
Wutenberg's Mill, Donahue (operating in 1939)

Shelby County

Chatburn's Flour Mill, Harlan (operating in 1892)
Harlan City Roller Mills, Harlan (operating in 1939)

Sioux County

Deck and Weeks's Mill, Hawarden (operating in 1890)
Kenney and Newgard's Mill, Hawarden (operating in 1892)
Orange City Roller Mills, Orange City (operating in 1892)

Story County

Cambridge Mill, Cambridge
Haverly and Lanning's Mill, Ames (built 1882)
Iowa Center Mills, Iowa Center
Lockwood's Mill, Nevada (built 1868)
Snyder's Flour Mill, Sheldahl (burned 1886)
Soper's Mill, Ames (built 1859)

Tama County

Badger Hill Flouring Mill, Lincoln Township
Bruner and Reedy's Mill, Howard Township
Chelsea Roller Mills, Chelsea (operating in 1939)
Crenshaw's Mill, Richland Township
Gray's Flour Mill, Indian Village Township
Hydraulic Flouring Mill, Tama
Mooreville Flour Mill, Mooreville
Myers and Westcott's Mill, Spring Creek Township
Sloss' Flouring Mill, Wolf Creek
Tama City Paper Mills, Tama
Cartwright's Mill, Bedford (operating in 1890)

Union County

Arnold's Mill, New Hope (built 1857)
Bradford's Mill, Creston (operating in 1892)
Creston Flour Mill, Creston (operating in 1939)
Grant's Mill, Afton (operating in 1892)
Petersville Mill, Petersville

Van Buren County

Bentonsport Roller Mills, Bentonsport (operating in 1890)
Clayton's Mill, Chequest Creek (built 1837)
Duncan's Mill, Des Moines River
Meek Brothers' Mill, Bonaparte, Des Moines River (built 1842)
Neis's Flour Mill, Keosauqua (operating in 1892)

Wapello County

Benedict Steam Flour Mill, Eddyville (operating in 1878)
Bryan's Mill, Agency City (operating in 1878)
Farnsworth's Mill, Agency City (built 1851)
Harrow's Flour Mill (built 1843)
Myers' Mill, Ottumwa
Riggs and Spilman's Mill, Eddyville (built 1865)
Star Mills, Eddyville (built 1867)

Warren County

Beach's Mill, Middle River (1855)
Bryson's Mill, Indianola
Carlisle Flouring Mill, Carlisle (built 1855)
Parmelee Mill, Middle River (built 1843)

Washington County

Brighton Mill, Skunk River (built about 1840)
Bunker's Mill, English River (built 1842)
Coppock's Mill, Skunk River (built 1852)
Haskell's Mill, English River (built 1841)
Holcomb-Bullock Mill (built 1839)
McClure's Mill, English River
Maple's Mill, English River
Ramsey's Mill (built 1840)
Washington Woolen Mills, Washington
Wassonville Mill, Wellman (built 1841)

Wayne County

Taylor's Flour Mill, Humeston (operating in 1909)

Webster County

Kirchner's Flour Mill, Fort Dodge (operating in 1890)

Winnebago County

Buffalo Center Mill, Buffalo Center (operating in 1939)
City Roller Mills, Lake Mills (operating in 1890)
Sharps' Flour Mill, Forest City (operating in 1890)

Winneshiek County

Addicken's Mill, Decorah
Bernatz Brothers' Mill, Decorah (1890, operating in 1940)
Bluffton Mills, Bluffton
Decorah Woolen Mills, Decorah (built 1867)
Evergreen Roller Mills, Fort Atkinson (operating in 1939)
Freeport Paper Mill, Freeport
Green and Hunters Flour Mill, Decorah
Kendallville Mill, Kendalville
Plymouth Mill, Plymouth Rock
Spillville Mill, Spillville (operating in 1940)
Trout Run Woolen Mill, near Decorah (built 1867)
Turkey River Valley Roller Mills, Spillville (operating in 1940)

Woodbury County

Bonus-Milner Mills, Sioux City (operating in 1892)
City Flour Mills, Sioux City (operating in 1892)
International Milling Company, Sioux City (operating in 1940)
Marten Brothers' Mill, Sioux City (operating in 1892)
Rounds's Mill, Sioux City (operating in 1892)

Worth County

Fertile Roller Mills, Fertile (operating in 1939)
Foster's Mill, Union Township
Northwood Roller Mills, Northwood (1898)
Rhodes' Flour Mill, Fertile (operating in 1890)
Willing's Flour Mill, Northwood (operating in 1892)

Wright County

Eagle Roller Mills, Eagle Grove (operating in 1909)
Thompson's Flour Mill, Belmond (operating in 1890)