Welcome to Johns Mills ...
So far, we found very little information about Johns Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Johns Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johns Mills, please Contact Us.
Johns Mills was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Johns Mills would have been located within present day Douglas County<2>.
The location of Johns Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Johns Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
A typical abbreviation for Johns Mills: Johns Mls. (or less commonly used: Johns Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Johns Mills for more information about variations on the name of Johns Mills.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Johns Mills is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Johns Mills was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Johns Mills would have been located in the (417) area code.
Communities near Johns Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Johns Mills.
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Ava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Ava is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <5>
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <5>
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Fordland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
- Fordland is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <5>
- Diggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Bradleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Johns Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johns Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johns 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 Johns Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Johns Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Johns Mills.
Adding Johns Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Johns Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Johns Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Johns Mills post office opened in 1893.
We also found Johns Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Johns Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johns Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johns Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |