Welcome to Griffins Mills ...

Griffins Mills is located in Erie County<1>.

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

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

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Griffins Mills for more information about variations on the name of Griffins Mills.

Griffins Mills is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Griffins Mills lies within the (716) area code.

Communities near Griffins Mills ...

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

• Buffalo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Fort Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lackawanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Williamsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Springville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffins Mills ...

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

Adding Griffins Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Griffins 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 Griffins Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/