Welcome to City Mills ...

City Mills is located in Norfolk County<1>.

The location of City 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 City Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

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

City Mills is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near City Mills ...

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

• Providence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Waltham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Taunton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• Attleboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for City Mills ...

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

Adding City Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of City 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 City Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the City Mills post office opened in 1880.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/