Welcome to Eagle Mills ...

Eagle Mills is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County<1>.

The location of Eagle 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 Eagle Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

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

Eagle Mills is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Eagle Mills (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Eagle Mills is located in the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Eagle Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Eagle Mills: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Kent County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 7 communities that are also named Eagle Mills - they are located in Arkansas, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eagle Mills ...

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

• Marquette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Ishpeming
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <4>
• Negaunee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <4>
• Brookton Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
• Palmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• Trowbridge Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge Park
  • Trowbridge Park is located in Marquette County
• Forestville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Marquette County
• Lake Angeline
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Angeline
  • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
• Sugar Loaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
• National Mine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
  • National Mine is located in Marquette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Mills ...

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

Adding Eagle Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eagle Mills post office opened in 1877.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/