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Welcome to Indian Mills ...

Indian Mills is located in Summers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

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

Indian Mills is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Indian Mills: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Indian Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Indian Mills - they are located in Kansas and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Indian Mills ...

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

  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Narrows
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
  • Alderson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pembroke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Peterstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Mills ...

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

Adding Indian Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indian Mills post office opened in 1874.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Indian Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Indian Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/