Welcome to Mill Plain ...
Mill Plain is located in Fairfield County<1>.
The location of Mill Plain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Plain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
A typical abbreviation for Mill Plain: Mill Pln.
Mill Plain is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mill Plain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Mill Plain: (203) & (475)<4>
Websites for Mill Plain ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.businessfairfield.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mill Plain, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Mill Plain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Connecticut communities named Mill Plain: This one is located in Fairfield County and the other is located in New Haven County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Plain.
Communities near Mill Plain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mill Plain.
- Norwalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
- Danbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Trumbull
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Newtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <5>
- New Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Ridgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- New Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Southbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Mill Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mill Plain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mill Plain. 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 Mill Plain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Mill Plain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Plain ...
Looking for more information about Mill Plain? 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 Mill Plain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mill Plain.
Adding Mill Plain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mill Plain 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 Mill Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mill Plain post office opened in 1826.
We also found Mill Plain in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Plain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Plain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (475) is an overlay for area code (203). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |