Welcome to Advance Mills (aka 'Fray's Mills') ...
Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Advance Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
A typical abbreviation for Advance Mills: Advance Mls. (or less commonly used: Advance Mlls.)
Advance Mills is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Advance Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The community of Advance Mills has also been called Fray's Mills.
Communities near Advance Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Advance Mills.
- Charlottesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <3>
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
- Gordonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <3>
- Stanardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <3>
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- Hollymead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Amicus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Quinque
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Logan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle 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 Advance Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Advance Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Advance 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 Advance Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Advance Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Advance Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Advance Mills ...
Looking for more information about Advance 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 Advance Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Advance Mills.
Adding Advance Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Advance 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 for Advance Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Advance Mills post office opened in 1884.
We also found Advance Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Advance Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Advance Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Advance Mills - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |