Welcome to Valley Mills ...

Valley Mills is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Valley Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

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

Valley Mills is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Valley Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Valley Mills - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Valley Mills ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Greenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Plainfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Zionsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
• Brownsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Avon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Beech Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>
• Speedway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <4>

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 Valley Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley 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 Valley Mills.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Mills ...

Looking for more information about Valley 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 Valley Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Mills.

Adding Valley Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley 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 Valley Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Valley Mills post office opened in 1861.

We also found Valley Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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