Welcome to White Mills ...
White Mills is located in Hardin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of White Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
A typical abbreviation for White Mills: White Mls. (or less commonly used: White Mlls.)
White Mills is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: White Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from White Mills, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for White Mills: 270 & 364<3>
The ZIP code for White Mills: 42788<4>
Communities Also Named White Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named White Mills - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Mills.
Communities near White Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Mills.
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
- Radcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- Radcliff is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <5>
- Leitchfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <5>
- Vine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
- Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <5>
- Hodgenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
- Hodgenville is located in Larue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <5>
- Clarkson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <5>
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <5>
- Sonora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <5>
- Bonnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
- Bonnieville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <5>
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin 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 White Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White 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 White Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Mills. See our Newspapers Page for White Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Mills ...
Looking for more information about White 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 White Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Mills.
Adding White Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of White 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 White Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the White Mills post office opened in 1866.
We also found White Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for White Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the White Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the White Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as White Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether White Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |