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Welcome to Indian Mills ...

Indian Mills is located in Burlington County<1>.


The location of Indian Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

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

Indian Mills is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Indian Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Indian Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Indian Mills - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Indian Mills ...

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

  • Hammonton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Fox Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
    • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Moores Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Mill
    • Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
    • Moores Mill has also been known as:
    • Moores Meadows
  • Atco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
    • Atco is located in Camden County
  • Oakwood Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
    • Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
  • Sooy Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
    • Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
  • Waterford Works
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
    • Waterford Works is located in Camden County
    • Waterford Works has also been known as:
    • Waterford
  • Ancora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancora
    • Ancora is located in Camden 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 Indian Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Mills ...

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

Adding Indian Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian 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 Indian Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Indian Mills post office opened in 1861.

We also found Indian Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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