Welcome to Mill Creek ...

Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County<1>.

The location of Mill Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

Mill Creek is 5,200 feet [1,585 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mill Creek is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mill Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mill Creek is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Mill Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Mill Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia (6), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.

Communities near Mill Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mill Creek.

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
• Walkerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <5>
• Fairmont Hot Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
  • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
  • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Gregson Hot Springs
  • Gregson Springs
  • Gregson
• Gregson ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
• Warm Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
• Stump Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
• Ramsay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <5>
• French Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Creek ...

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

Adding Mill Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/