Welcome to McDonalds Mill ...

McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of McDonalds Mill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDonalds Mill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

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

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

McDonalds Mill is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

McDonalds Mill lies within the (540) area code.

Websites for McDonalds Mill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

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

Communities Also Named McDonalds Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named McDonalds Mill - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near McDonalds Mill ...

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

• Roanoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Blacksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Christiansburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• New Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Bennetts Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
  • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
• Elliston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
  • Elliston is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliston <4>
• Huffman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
  • Huffman is located in Craig County
• Mount Tabor Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
  • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
• Simmonsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
  • Simmonsville is located in Craig 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 McDonalds Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McDonalds Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDonalds Mill ...

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

Adding McDonalds Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McDonalds 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 for McDonalds Mill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found McDonalds Mill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/