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Welcome to Mill Creek ...

Mill Creek is located

Mill Creek is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

Mill Creek is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mill Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mill Creek ...

While we believe that this Mill Creek is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Mill Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Guadalupe and Waller County.

Beyond Texas, there are 71 communities that are also named Mill Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Montana, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina, Tennessee (8), Virginia (6), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.

Communities near Mill Creek ...

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

  • Brenham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <3>
  • Bellville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Industry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Burton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carmine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Round Top
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenvine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
  • Wesley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Gay Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Creek ...

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

Adding Mill Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Creek - 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.