Welcome to Red Mills ...

Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Red Mills, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

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

Red Mills is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Red Mills: (540)

Communities Also Named Red Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Red Mills: This one is located in Rockbridge County and the other is located in Augusta County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Red Mills - they are located in Indiana and New York (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Mills.

Communities near Red Mills ...

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

• Lexington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Buena Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Clifton Forge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• Buchanan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Iron Gate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Fincastle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• Fancy Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
• Rocky Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
• Buffalo Forge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge 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 Red Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Mills ...

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

Adding Red Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red 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 Red Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Mills post office opened in 1893.

We also found Red Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

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