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Welcome to Mill Creek ...

The town of Mill Creek is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mill Creek has a population of 318 people<2> (see below for details).

Mill Creek is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mill Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mill Creek: 580

The ZIP code for Mill Creek: 74856<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mill Creek had an population of 318 people. This is a decrease of 0.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mill Creek had a population of 319 people. This makes Mill Creek the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 319 people, the population of Mill Creek decreased 6.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 340 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mill Creek.

Communities Also Named Mill Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Mill Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Montana, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia (6), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.

Communities near Mill Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mill Creek.

  • Sulphur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tishomingo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Mannsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Roff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <5>
  • Springer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fitzhugh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dougherty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Creek ...

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

Adding Mill Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill Creek 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 (so far) for Mill Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mill Creek post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mill Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Mill Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mill Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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