Welcome to Waterford Mills ...

Waterford Mills is located in Elkhart County<1>.

The location of Waterford 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 Waterford Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

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

Waterford Mills is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waterford Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Waterford Mills (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Waterford Mills: (574)

Communities near Waterford Mills ...

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

• Elkhart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
• Mishawaka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishawaka
  • Mishawaka is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mishawaka <4>
• Nappanee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nappanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nappanee
  • Nappanee is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nappanee <4>
• Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Ligonier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
• Middlebury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <4>
• Syracuse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Osceola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Wakarusa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
  • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <4>
• Bristol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <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 Waterford Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterford Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterford Mills ...

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

Adding Waterford Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waterford Mills post office opened in 1853.

We also found Waterford Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

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