Welcome to Spring Mills ...

Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County<1>.

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

Spring Mills is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Spring Mills: (304) and (681)<4>

Websites for Spring Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Spring Mills, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Spring Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Spring Mills - they are located in Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Spring Mills ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Charles Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Boonsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Williamsport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Mercersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <5>
• Hancock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>
• Keedysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
  • Keedysville is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Mills ...

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

Adding Spring Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/