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Welcome to Georges Mill ...

Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georges Mill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Georges Mill: Georges Ml. (or less commonly used: Georges Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Georges Mill for more information about variations on the name of Georges Mill.

Georges Mill is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Georges Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Georges Mill - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Websites for Georges Mill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Georges Mill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Georges Mill ...

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

  • Frederick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Leesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Purcellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Charles Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ranson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <3>
  • Poolesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Boonsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <3>
  • Shepherdstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georges Mill ...

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

Adding Georges Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georges Mill 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 Georges Mill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Georges Mill post office opened in 1891. The Georges Mill post office closed in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

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