Welcome to Mills ...

Mills is located in Mills County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Mills, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of 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.

Mills is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mills lies within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Mills - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Florida, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (3), Nebraska (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Mills ...

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

• Council Bluffs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Bellevue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Papillion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <4>
• La Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <4>
• Ralston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Plattsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <4>
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Malvern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
• Sidney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Treynor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
  • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mills ...

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

Adding Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/