Welcome to Elm Mills ...
Although we found mention of Elm Mills during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Elm Mills had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Elm Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elm Mills, please Contact Us.
The location of Elm 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 Elm Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Elm Mills: Elm Mls. (or less commonly used: Elm Mlls.)
Elm Mills is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Elm Mills might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Elm Mills would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities near Elm Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elm Mills.
- Pratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Pratt is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratt <4>
- Medicine Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lodge
- Medicine Lodge is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lodge <4>
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Sawyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cullison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Isabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Sun City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sun City is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <4>
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Barber County
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 Elm Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elm Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elm 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 Elm Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Elm Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Mills ...
Looking for more information about Elm 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 Elm Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elm Mills.
Adding Elm Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elm 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 Elm Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Elm Mills and then turned east". While Elm Mills could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Elm Mills as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Elm Mills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elm Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |