Troy Mills is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in northern Linn County,

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, United States. It lies along local roads north of the city of Cedar Rapids, the

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of Linn County. Its elevation is 869 feet (265 m). Although Troy Mills is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 52344, which opened on 10 June 1867, and a full volunteer fire department.

History

Troy Mills was laid out in 1870. A gristmill and sawmill had existed there previously. Troy Mills' population was 109 in 1902.

Education

The

North Linn Community School District The North Linn Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Troy Mills, Iowa (the mailing address and physical location is outside of Troy Mills, though the street address is Coggon). The district is span north ...

operates area public schools.

References

Unincorporated communities in Linn County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa 1870 establishments in Iowa Populated places established in 1870 {{LinnCountyIA-geo-stub