Welcome to Poe Mills ...

Poe Mills is located in Centre County<1>.

The location of Poe 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 Poe Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Poe Mills is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Poe Mills ...

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

• Lewistown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Bellefonte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Burnham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Mill Hall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Middleburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Centre Hall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Beavertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
• McClure
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <4>
• Mifflintown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Millheim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <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 Poe Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poe Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poe Mills ...

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

Adding Poe Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poe Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Poe Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Poe Mills post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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