Welcome to Union Mills ...

Union Mills is located in LaPorte County<1>.

The location of Union Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

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

Union Mills is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Union Mills (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Union Mills is located in the (219) area code.

The ZIP code for Union Mills: 46382<4>

Communities Also Named Union Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Union Mills - they are located in California, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Union Mills ...

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

• Valparaiso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• Michigan City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <5>
• La Porte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <5>
• Chesterton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <5>
• Westville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Porter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <5>
• Knox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Starke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
• Walkerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerton <5>
• Trail Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
  • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
• Kouts
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kouts
  • Kouts is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kouts <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Mills ...

Looking for more information about Union 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 Union Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Union Mills.

Adding Union Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union 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 for Union Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Union Mills post office opened in 1845.

We also found Union Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov