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Welcome to Loucks Mills ...

Loucks Mills is located in Potter County<1>.


The location of Loucks 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 Loucks Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

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

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

Loucks Mills is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Loucks Mills: (814)

Communities near Loucks Mills ...

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

  • Coudersport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Galeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
    • Galeton is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>
  • Westfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bergen ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
    • New Bergen is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Knoxville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
  • Ulysses
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oswayo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Hector
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Brookland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
    • Brookland is located in Potter County
  • Potter Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
    • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County

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 Loucks Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loucks Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loucks Mills ...

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

Adding Loucks Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loucks Mills post office opened in 1886.

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

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

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

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 Potter, 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 Loucks Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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