Welcome to Mills ...

Mills is located in Potter County<1>.

The location of 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 Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Mills is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mills is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Mills: This one is located in Potter County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 30 communities that are also named Mills - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (3), Nebraska (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mills.

Communities near Mills ...

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

• Wellsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Elkland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
• Galeton
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Andover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <4>
• 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
• North Bingham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
  • North Bingham is located in Potter County
• North Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • North Fork is located in Potter 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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mills ...

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

Adding Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mills post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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