Welcome to Monroe Mills ...

Monroe Mills is located in Knox County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Monroe Mills: muhn-ROH<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroe Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

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

Monroe Mills is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Monroe Mills: (740)

Communities near Monroe Mills ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Loudonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Fredericktown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <5>
• Utica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Centerburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <5>
• Bellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Bellville has also been known as:
  • McClures Settlement
  • McClure
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <5>
• Danville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Perrysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Perrysville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <5>
• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monroe Mills ...

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

Adding Monroe Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monroe Mills post office opened in 1849.

We also found Monroe Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/