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Welcome to Village Mills ...

Village Mills is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Village Mills is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Village Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

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

Village Mills is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Village Mills: 409

The ZIP code for Village Mills: 77663<3>

Communities near Village Mills ...

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

  • Lumberton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Silsbee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kountze
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivanhoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
  • Ivanhoe North
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
  • Warren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bragg ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bragg is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
  • Oak Shade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
  • Hillister
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Village Mills ...

Looking for more information about Village 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Village Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Village Mills.

Adding Village Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Village 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 (so far) for Village Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Village Mills post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Village Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Village Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Village Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Village Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/