Welcome to Point Mills ...

Point Mills is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Point Mills is located in Houghton County<1>.

The location of Point 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 Point Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

A typical abbreviation for Point Mills: Pt. Mills

Point Mills is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Point Mills, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Point Mills is located in the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Point Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Point Mills - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Mills.

Communities near Point Mills ...

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

• Houghton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
• Hancock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Laurium
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
  • Laurium is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <4>
• Lake Linden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
  • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <4>
• South Range
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Calumet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Calumet is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <4>
• Copper City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <4>
• Hurontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
  • Hurontown is located in Houghton County
• Chassell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
  • Chassell is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Mills ...

Looking for more information about Point 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 Point Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Mills.

Adding Point Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point 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 Point Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Point Mills post office opened in 1899.

We also found Point Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/