Welcome to Elk Mills ...

Elk Mills is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

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

Elk Mills is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Elk Mills: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Elk Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Elk Mills - they are located in Maryland, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Elk Mills ...

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

• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Aberdeen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Elkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Havre de Grace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <5>
• Coatesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Kennett Square
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <5>
• Elsmere
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Perryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <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 Elk Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Mills ...

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

Adding Elk Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elk Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elk Mills post office opened in 1869.

We also found Elk Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/