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Welcome to Greenfield Mills ...

Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenfield Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Greenfield Mills: Greenfield Mls. (or less commonly used: Greenfield Mlls.)

Greenfield Mills is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Greenfield Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Greenfield Mills: (260)

Communities Also Named Greenfield Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Greenfield Mills - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenfield Mills.

Communities near Greenfield Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenfield Mills.

  • Coldwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
  • Angola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
    • Angola is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
  • LaGrange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
    • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
  • Bronson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Branch County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Fremont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Steuben County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Centreville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Rome City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Rome City is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <3>
  • Colon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
  • Wolcottville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottville
    • Wolcottville is located in LaGrange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcottville <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Greenfield Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenfield Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenfield Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenfield Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Greenfield Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenfield Mills ...

Looking for more information about Greenfield Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greenfield Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenfield Mills.

Adding Greenfield Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenfield Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greenfield Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Greenfield Mills post office opened in 1857.

We also found Greenfield Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenfield Mills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenfield Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaGrange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenfield Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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