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About Mystic, IA

Mystic is a tiny farming town of 216 people in south-central Iowa's Appanoose County. Highway 2 runs east-west through town, with access from Highway 5 south of Ottumwa (25 miles north) or from the Missouri border region. Most traffic is local agricultural and commuter vehicles heading to Centerville or Ottumwa for services. The town's 1885 one-room schoolhouse still stands as a piece of Iowa's rural education history.

Where is Mystic, IA on the map?

Mystic, IA is in United States, at 40.779, -92.945 - about 10 km south-west of Rathbun, IA.

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The closest airport to Mystic, IA is Des Moines International Airport, 140 km (about 2 h 4 min by car).

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