Welcome to Indian Mills ...

Indian Mills is located in Summers County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Indian Mills: (304) & (681)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Pearisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Alderson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Pembroke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Athens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Rich Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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