Welcome to Paint Mills ...
Paint Mills is located in Clarion County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paint 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 Paint Mills: Paint Mls. (or less commonly used: Paint Mlls.)
Paint Mills is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paint Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Paint Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paint Mills.
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <3>
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rimersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
- Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Parker is located in Armstrong County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Clarion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <3>
- Emlenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
- Emlenton is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <3>
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Strattanville
(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 Paint Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paint Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paint 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 Paint Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Paint Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paint Mills ...
Looking for more information about Paint 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 Paint Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paint Mills.
Adding Paint Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paint 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 Paint Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Paint Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paint Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clarion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paint 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. |