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Welcome to Mill Creek ...

The town of Mill Creek is located in Randolph County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

A typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mill Creek has a population of 691 people<3> (see below for details).

Mill Creek is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Mill Creek: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mill Creek had an population of 691 people. This is a decrease of 4.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mill Creek had a population of 724 people. This makes Mill Creek the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mill Creek represents 0.04% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 135th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 724 people, the population of Mill Creek increased 9.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 662 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mill Creek.

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 Wisconsin.

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.

  • Elkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Junior
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Durbin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <6>
  • Womelsdorf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
    • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Elkwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Cassity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
    • Cassity is located in Randolph County
  • Wildell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
    • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
  • Helvetia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Queens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
    • Queens is located in Upshur 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Creek ...

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

Adding Mill Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mill Creek post office opened in 1899.

We also found Mill Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mill Creek.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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