Welcome to Farmers Mills ...
Farmers Mills is located in Centre County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmers 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 Farmers Mills: Farmers Mls. (or less commonly used: Farmers Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Farmers Mills for more information about variations on the name of Farmers Mills.
Farmers Mills is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Farmers Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Farmers Mills ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Farmers Mills.
Communities near Farmers Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farmers Mills.
- State College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lewistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Burnham is located in Mifflin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <3>
- Mill Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
- Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <3>
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Centre Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Snyder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <3>
- Millheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Centre County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <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 Farmers Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmers Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Farmers 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 Farmers Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Farmers Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmers Mills ...
Looking for more information about Farmers 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 Farmers Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Farmers Mills.
Adding Farmers Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Farmers 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 Farmers Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Farmers Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmers Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmers 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. |