Welcome to Wye Mills ...

Wye Mills is located in Talbot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wye Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1814.

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

Wye Mills is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wye Mills: (410), (443)<3> and (667)

The ZIP code for Wye Mills: 21679<4>

Websites for Wye Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.talbotchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wye Mills, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wye Mills ...

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

• Easton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <6>
• Chestertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <6>
• Centreville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <6>
• Denton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>
• Greensboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <6>
• Ridgely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
• Rock Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <6>
• Saint Michaels
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <6>
• Trappe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
  • Trappe is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <6>
• Church Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <6>

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 Wye Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wye Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wye Mills ...

Looking for more information about Wye 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 Wye Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wye Mills.

Adding Wye Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wye 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 Wye Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wye Mills post office opened in 1814.

We also found Wye Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Talbot County: www.co.talbot.md.us/

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