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Welcome to Kings Mills ...

Kings Mills is located in Warren County<1>.

Kings Mills was established in 1884.

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

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

Kings Mills is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kings Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kings Mills - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Kings Mills ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
  • Mason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Centerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miamisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Springboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <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 Kings Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kings Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Mills ...

Looking for more information about Kings 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 Kings Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kings Mills.

Adding Kings Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kings 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 Kings Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kings Mills post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kings Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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