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Welcome to Millers Mills ...

Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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

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

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

Millers Mills is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Millers Mills: 315 & 680<3>

Websites for Millers Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Millers Mills ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millers Mills ...

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

Adding Millers Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Millers Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millers Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Millers Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Millers Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.