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Welcome to Elliotts Mills ...

Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County<1>.


The location of Elliotts 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 Elliotts Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Elliotts Mills for more information about variations on the name of Elliotts Mills.

Elliotts Mills is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Elliotts Mills: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities near Elliotts Mills ...

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

  • New Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Butler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellwood City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zelienople
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
    • Zelienople is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <5>
  • Slippery Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
    • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
  • New Wilmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
    • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <5>
  • Mercer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Big Beaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
    • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
  • Evans City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Beaver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
    • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 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 Elliotts Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elliotts Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elliotts Mills ...

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

Adding Elliotts Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elliotts 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 Elliotts Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elliotts Mills post office opened in 1892.

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

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

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elliotts Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (874) is an overlay for area code (724).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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