Mystic, Iowa

Mystic is a city in Iowa in the United States. Its population was 322 at the 2020 census. The United States Census Bureau says the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²). All of it is land.

City
Location of Mystic, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°46′45″N 92°56′40″W
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Appanoose
Area
• Total	2.94 sq mi (7.63 km2)
• Land	2.94 sq mi (7.63 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	955 ft (291 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	322
• Density	109.38/sq mi (42.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	52574
FIPS code	19-55200
GNIS feature ID	2395146

History

At the end of the 19th century, "the valley of Walnut Creek was one long mining camp, known under different names, Jerome, Diamond, Mystic, Clarksdale, Rathbun and Darby" (later known as Darbyville). A. M. Elgin opened the first coal mine in the Mystic area in 1857. It was about 1.5 miles north of Mystic on Little Walnut Creek. The Mystic coal crack was seen on the surface there, and drifts were opened and left, over the next few decades until the hills were full with mines.

Mystic, Iowa Media

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  Map of the Mystic and Brazil area from 1908, showing the railroads and shipping coal mines (shown in red) of the region. Mystic and Brazil are in the upper left quadrant. Smaller mines that did not ship by rail are not shown.