Welcome to Mills ...

Mills is located in northeast New Mexico.

Mills is located in Harding County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Mills is 6,110 feet [1,862 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mills is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mills: 575

The ZIP code for Mills: 87730<3>

Communities Also Named Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Mills - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (3), Nebraska (2), New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Mills ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Mills.

• Roy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roy
  • From Mills to Roy
• Armenta Plaza ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenta Plaza
  • Armenta Plaza is located in Harding County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Armenta Plaza
  • From Mills to Armenta Plaza
• Solano
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano
  • Solano is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solano <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Solano
  • From Mills to Solano
• Gladstone
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gladstone
  • From Mills to Gladstone
• Colmor ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
  • Colmor is located in Colfax County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colmor
  • From Mills to Colmor
• Wagon Mound
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
  • Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wagon Mound
  • From Mills to Wagon Mound
• Springer
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
  • Springer is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <4>
• Mosquero
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquero
  • Mosquero is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosquero <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mosquero
  • From Mills to Mosquero

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mills ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mills.

Adding Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mills post office opened in 1898.

We also found Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/