Welcome to Great Mills ...

Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

The location of Great 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 Great Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

Great Mills is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Great Mills: (301) and (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Great Mills: 20634<5>

Communities near Great Mills ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <6>
• California
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <6>
• Drayden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayden
  • Drayden is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayden <6>
• North Town Creek Manor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Town Creek Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
  • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
• Saint Marys City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys City
  • Saint Marys City is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys City <6>
• Tall Timbers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tall Timbers <6>
• Piney Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
  • Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <6>
• Solomons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solomons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomons
  • Solomons is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomons <6>
• Dowell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
  • Dowell is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowell <6>
• Drum Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drum Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Drum Point is located in Calvert 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 Great Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Mills ...

Looking for more information about Great 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Great Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great Mills.

Adding Great Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great 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 Great Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Great Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/