Welcome to French Mills ...

French Mills is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of French 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 French Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

French Mills is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for French Mills: (573)

Communities near French Mills ...

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

• Fredericktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <4>
• Ironton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Iron Mountain Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
  • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Pilot Knob
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <4>
• Arcadia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Annapolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
• Cobalt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
  • Cobalt is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Marquand
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
  • Marquand is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
• Des Arc
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
  • Des Arc is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 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 French Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for French Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Mills ...

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

Adding French Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the French Mills post office opened in 1879.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/