Welcome to Elm Mills ...
Elm Mills is located in Barber County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Elm Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Elm Mills: 620
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 <3>
- 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 <3>
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Sawyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Pratt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Mingona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Elm Mills post office opened in 1878.
We also found Elm Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elm Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Barber, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elm Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |