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Welcome to Solon Mills ...

Solon Mills is located in McHenry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solon Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

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

Solon Mills is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Solon Mills: 60080<3>

Communities near Solon Mills ...

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

  • Crystal Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mundelein
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Algonquin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gurnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lake-in-the-Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • McHenry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Round Lake Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grayslake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Libertyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solon Mills ...

Looking for more information about Solon 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Solon Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Solon Mills.

Adding Solon Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solon 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 (so far) for Solon Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Solon Mills post office opened in 1843.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Solon Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Solon Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Solon Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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