Welcome to Mills ...
Mills is located in Potter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Mills is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mills: 814 & 582<3>
Communities Also Named Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Mills: This one is located in Potter County and the other is located in Allegheny County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 30 communities that are also named Mills - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (3), Nebraska (2), New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mills.
Communities near Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mills.
- Wellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
- Elkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Elkland is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <5>
- Galeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Andover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Knoxville is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
- Ulysses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oswayo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- North Bingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- North Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- North Fork is located in Potter County
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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mills ...
Looking for more information about 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 Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mills.
Adding Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Mills post office opened in 1881.
We also found Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |