Welcome to Millsdale ...

Millsdale is located in Will County<1>.

The location of Millsdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Millsdale is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Millsdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Millsdale - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Millsdale ...

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

• Joliet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Bolingbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <4>
• Plainfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Romeoville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <4>
• Oswego
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• New Lenox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <4>
• Lockport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Homer Glen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
  • Homer Glen is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
  • Homer Glen has also been known as:
  • Homer Glen village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <4>
• Crest Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Crest Hill is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <4>
• Mokena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokena
  • Mokena is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokena <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 Millsdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millsdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millsdale ...

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

Adding Millsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Millsdale post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millsdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov