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Welcome to Crosskill Mills ...

Crosskill Mills is located in Berks County<1>.

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

Crosskill Mills is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Crosskill Mills ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pottsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manheim
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Minersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sinking Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Denver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
  • Myerstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosskill Mills ...

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

Adding Crosskill Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crosskill 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.