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Welcome to Thomas Mills ...

Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County<1>.

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

Thomas Mills is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thomas Mills: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Thomas Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thomas Mills - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thomas Mills ...

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

  • Altoona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Northern Cambria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Barnesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Nanty Glo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Spangler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Bellwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cresson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gallitzin
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Thomas Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thomas Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thomas Mills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thomas 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 Thomas Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Thomas Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.