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Welcome to Dutch Mills ...

Dutch Mills is located in Washington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Dutch Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Dutch Mills: Dutch Mls. (or less commonly used: Dutch Mlls.)

Dutch Mills is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dutch Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dutch Mills lies within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Dutch Mills ...

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

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

Communities near Dutch Mills ...

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

  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
  • Prairie Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <4>
  • Stilwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Watts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Adair County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <4>
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Washington County
  • Canehill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dutch Mills ...

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

Adding Dutch Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dutch Mills post office opened in 1871.

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

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

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dutch Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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