Welcome to Mills Junction ...

Mills Junction is located in Tooele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mills Junction, 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 Mills Junction: Mills Jct. (or less commonly used: Mills Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Mills Junction for more information about variations on the name of Mills Junction.

Mills Junction is 4,280 feet [1,305 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mills Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mills Junction lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mills Junction is within the (435) area code.

In the past, Mills Junction was named Milltown. and Millvale (and there are additional past names). For more information about the names of Mills Junction, see The Names of Mills Junction on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Mills Junction ...

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

• West Valley City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
  • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <4>
• West Jordan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <4>
• South Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <4>
• Taylorsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Herriman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <4>
• Tooele
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tooele
  • Tooele is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tooele <4>
• Kearns
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearns
  • Kearns is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearns <4>
• Magna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magna
  • Magna is located in Salt Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magna <4>
• Grantsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Copperton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
  • Copperton is located in Salt Lake County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mills Junction ...

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

Adding Mills Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tooele County: www.co.tooele.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/