Welcome to Pope Mills ...

Pope Mills is located close to the Saint Lawrence River/Seaway.

Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pope 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 Pope Mills: Pope Mls. (or less commonly used: Pope Mlls.)

Pope Mills is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Pope Mills is within the (315) area code.

Communities near Pope Mills ...

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

• Brockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <3>
• Ogdensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <3>
• Prescott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
• Gouverneur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <3>
• Alexandria Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <3>
• Heuvelton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <3>
• Antwerp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <3>
• Edwards
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
• Hermon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <3>
• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pope Mills ...

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

Adding Pope Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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