Welcome to Park Mills ...
Park Mills is located in Frederick County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Park Mills, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Park Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
A typical abbreviation for Park Mills: Park Mls. (or less commonly used: Park Mlls.)
Park Mills is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Park Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Park Mills: (301) & (240)<4>
Websites for Park Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.frederickchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Park Mills, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Park Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Park Mills - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Mills.
Communities near Park Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Mills.
- Frederick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
- Gaithersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
- Purcellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
- Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
- Walkersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
- Poolesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
- Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Boonsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Boonsboro is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
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 Park Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Park 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 Park Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Park Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Mills ...
Looking for more information about Park 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 Park Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Park Mills.
Adding Park Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Park 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 Park Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Park Mills post office opened in 1871.
We also found Park Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301). |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |