Welcome to Egypt Mills ...

Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

The location of Egypt 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 Egypt Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

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

Egypt Mills is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Egypt Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Egypt Mills is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Egypt Mills ...

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

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

Communities near Egypt Mills ...

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

• Cape Girardeau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <4>
• Jackson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Scott City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
  • Scott City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <4>
• Anna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Chaffee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
  • Chaffee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <4>
• Jonesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Cobden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
  • Cobden is located in Union County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <4>
• Dongola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Dongola is located in Union County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <4>
• Kelso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
• Grand Tower
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <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 Egypt Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Egypt Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Egypt Mills ...

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

Adding Egypt Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Egypt Mills post office opened in 1862.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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