Welcome to Pond Creek Mills ...
Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pond Creek Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for Pond Creek Mills: Pond Crk. Mls. (or less commonly used: Pond Ck. Mls. or Pond Cr. Mls.)
Pond Creek Mills is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pond Creek Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Pond Creek Mills (for example, toward Oakland City), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Pond Creek Mills: 812 & 930<3>
Communities near Pond Creek Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pond Creek Mills.
- Vincennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Vincennes is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Davies's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
- Bicknell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
- Bicknell is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <4>
- Oakland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
- Oakland City is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <4>
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Davies's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
- Saint Francisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
- Francisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Monroe City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
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 Pond Creek Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pond Creek Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pond Creek Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Pond Creek Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pond Creek Mills ...
Looking for more information about Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pond Creek Mills.
Adding Pond Creek Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Pond Creek Mills post office opened in 1851.
We also found Pond Creek Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pond Creek Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pond Creek Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pond Creek Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Pond Creek Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Pond Creek Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |