Wright was named after the Wright family which had to come to settle the area prominently in the 1860's and 70's. It became a town with a post office on January 29, 1883. Like many other communities in Mahaska County, its purpose involved the…
White Oak Township is located in the eastern central portion of Mahaska County. The communities that can still be found in White Oak Township today are Rose Hill and Wright. Tioga, Gainford, and White Oak were other communities that once existed in…
West Des Moines Township is located south of the Des Moines River and represents part of the southern border between Mahaska County and Monroe County. The only community that the township consists of is Bluff Creek. Lakonta used to exist in the…
Established as a religious community under the leadership of W.R. and Eloise Gilmore, University Park was officially established with a post office dating back to May 15, 1909. The Gilmore's wanted to start a religious school and found 121 acres due…
Union Township, located in the north central portion of Mahaska County, was once the most prosperous place in all of Mahaska County. It is also home to one of the oldest communities in all of Mahaska County, Union Mills.
Union Mills is one of the oldest communities in all of Mahaska County, first being settled in 1844 and establishing a post office by 1850. By the 1850's, Union Mills had a saw mill, the first carding machine in Mahaska County, a brick factory,…
Tioga was established as a meeting place for coal trains coming from the Muchakinock mines, so the town of Tioga was established and platted on August 24, 1886. The most memorable occurence in Tioga was the train wreck that took place on September…
Taintor was a village established in 1882 as a central trading point for farmers, pioneers, and their families. This is a map of Taintor from the original plat in 1882.
Spring Creek Township is located in the central part of Mahaska County and is situated directly east of Oskaloosa and Lincoln Township, the Mahaska County seat. Two communities still thrive within this township; University Park and Keomah Village. …
