Mystic, Iowa
Mystic is a city in Iowa in the United States. Its population was 322 at the 2020 census.[3] 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 Location of Mystic, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′45″N 92°56′40″W / 40.77917°N 92.94444°WCoordinates: 40°46′45″N 92°56′40″W / 40.77917°N 92.94444°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | 22x20px 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 | |
| • 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[2] |
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).[4] 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
- CentervilleMines.png
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.
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mystic, Iowa
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ H. Foster Bain, Geology of Appanoose County, Iowa Geological Survey Annual Report, 1895 Conway, Des Moines, 1896; page 389.
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