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Welcome to Francis Mills ...

Francis Mills is located in Ocean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Francis Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

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

Francis Mills is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Francis Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Francis Mills ...

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

  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Neptune City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Bordentown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Vista Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
  • Colliers Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Mills
  • Bennetts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mills
  • Cream Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
  • Hornerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornerstown
  • Imlaystown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlaystown
  • Polhemustown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polhemustown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Francis Mills ...

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

Adding Francis Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Francis 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 (so far) for Francis Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Francis Mills post office opened in 1851. The Francis Mills post office closed in 1856.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Francis Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/