Welcome to Oak Mills ...
Oak Mills is located in Atchison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
A typical abbreviation for Oak Mills: Oak Mls. (or less commonly used: Oak Mlls.)
Oak Mills is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oak Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oak Mills: 913
Communities near Oak Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Mills.
- Leavenworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
- Atchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Platte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
- Platte City is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <3>
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
- Agency
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nortonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <3>
- Camden Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dearborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <3>
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Oak Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak 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 Oak Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Mills ...
Looking for more information about Oak 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 Oak Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Mills.
Adding Oak Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak 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 Oak Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oak Mills post office opened in 1868.
We also found Oak Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |