Welcome to Valley Mills ...

Valley Mills is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

Valley Mills is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Valley Mills: (315)

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 Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, 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.

• Utica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
• Rome
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
• Oneida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <3>
• Chittenango
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <3>
• Canastota
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <3>
• Manlius
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <3>
• Hamilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Whitesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <3>
• New York Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <3>
• Sherrill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <3>

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 book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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 Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/