Mills, Nebraska

Mills is an unincorporated rural hamlet in northeastern Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along local roads northeast of the village of Springview, the county seat of Keya Paha County.[1] Its elevation is 1,919 feet (585 m).[2] Although Mills has a post office, covering the ZIP code of 68753, Google Maps cartographers didn't bother mapping the hamlet or its vicinity.[3] The ZCTA for the entire ZIP code 68753 had a population of 106 at the 2000 census, some of whom live outside the hamlet itself.[4]

Mills, Nebraska
Unincorporated community
Mills is located in Nebraska
Mills
Mills
Mills is located in the United States
Mills
Mills
Coordinates: 42°56′26″N 99°26′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountyKeya Paha
Elevation
1,919 ft (585 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
68753
GNIS feature ID831330

History

Mills is named for a gristmill in the location.[5] The Mills post office was established in the 1880s.[6]

References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62-63.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mills, Nebraska
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
  6. "Keya Paha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2014.


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