Welcome to Mill Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Mill Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mill Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mill Creek, please Contact Us.
Mill Creek would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.
The location of Mill Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mill Creek is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mill Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Mill Creek would have been located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Mill Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Mill Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Montana, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia (6), Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.
Communities near Mill Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mill Creek.
- Richland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Boscobel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Muscoda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - La Farge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Soldiers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Blue River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Readstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Mill Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mill Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Mill Creek.
Adding Mill Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mill Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mill Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mill Creek post office opened in 1857.
We also found Mill Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |