Welcome to Upper Mill ...

Upper Mill is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Upper Mill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Mill, 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 Upper Mill: Upper Ml. (or less commonly used: Upper Mll.)

Upper Mill is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Upper Mill is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Upper Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Upper Mill - they are located in New Jersey and Washington.

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

Communities near Upper Mill ...

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

• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Gettysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• New Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
  • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
• Shippensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Lemoyne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
• Wormleysburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
• Dillsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Spring Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 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 Upper Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Mill ...

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

Adding Upper Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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