Welcome to Crosskill Mills ...

Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County<1>.

The location of Crosskill 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 Crosskill Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Crosskill Mills is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Crosskill Mills ...

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

• Lebanon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Pottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Palmyra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Schuylkill Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuylkill Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill Haven
  • Schuylkill Haven is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuylkill Haven <4>
• Manheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manheim
  • Manheim is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manheim <4>
• Cornwall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <4>
• Minersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <4>
• Denver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
• Myerstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
  • Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <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 Crosskill Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crosskill Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosskill Mills ...

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

Adding Crosskill Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crosskill 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 Crosskill Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Crosskill Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/