Welcome to Paper Mills ...

Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Paper 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 Paper 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 Paper Mills: Paper Mls. (or less commonly used: Paper Mlls.)

Paper Mills is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Paper Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Paper Mills - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Paper Mills ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Trenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Lansdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Yeadon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Burlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 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 Paper Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paper Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paper Mills ...

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

Adding Paper Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Paper Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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