Do you know of Mills ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Mills. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Mills.<1>
Our sources for Mills (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Mills other than they indicate that Mills would be found somewhere in Sanilac County, Michigan.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1884 and closed in 1904.
Communities Also Named Mills ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Mills.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Mills.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Houghton County
- Iosco County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mills [Lincoln County].
- California
- Colusa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mills [Colusa County].
- Sacramento County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mills [Sacramento County].
- San Francisco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mills [San Francisco County].
- Sonoma County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Mills [Sonoma County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Mills [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Whitfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mills [Whitfield County].
- Iowa
- Mills County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Mills [Mills County].
- Kansas
- Meade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mills [Meade County].
- Rush County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mills [Rush County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- Keya Paha County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Mills [Keya Paha County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Mills [Washington County].
- New Mexico
- Harding County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Mills [Harding County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mills [Gallia County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mills [Allegheny County].
- Potter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mills [Potter County].
- Texas
- Freestone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mills [Freestone County].
- Grayson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mills [Grayson County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Mills [Natrona County].
- Arkansas
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Mills ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mills:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mills - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
The FIPS database contains an entry for Mills.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 26/54360 (Place Name: Mills)
County: Sanilac (FIPS State/County: 26/151)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Mills) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Sanilac County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sanilac County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |