Welcome to Paper Mill ...

Paper Mill is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paper Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Paper Mill: Paper Ml. (or less commonly used: Paper Mll.)

Paper Mill is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Paper Mill: (570)

Communities near Paper Mill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paper Mill.

• Berwick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Shamokin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Kulpmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Ashland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Riverside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Nescopeck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
  • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <4>
• Catawissa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawissa
  • Catawissa is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawissa <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paper Mill ...

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

Adding Paper Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paper Mill 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 Paper Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Paper Mill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paper Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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