Mills, Nebraska facts for kids
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Mills, Nebraska
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 Mills, Nebraska
Location in Nebraska
Mills, Nebraska
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Keya Paha |
| Elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
68753
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| GNIS feature ID | 831330 |
Mills is a small, quiet place in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, in the United States. It's not a big city or even a town, but rather an unincorporated community. This means it doesn't have its own local government like a city would. Mills is a rural area, meaning it's mostly countryside. It's located in the northeastern part of Keya Paha County.
What is Mills?
Mills is sometimes called a hamlet, which is a very small settlement. It sits along local roads, a bit northeast of Springview. Springview is important because it's the county seat for Keya Paha County. This means it's where the main government offices for the county are located.
Mills is quite high up, with an elevation of 1,919 feet (about 585 meters) above sea level. Even though it's small, Mills has its own post office. This post office serves the ZIP code 68753. In the year 2000, about 106 people lived in the area covered by this ZIP code. Not all of these people live right in the tiny settlement of Mills itself.
A Look Back: History of Mills
The name "Mills" comes from a special kind of building called a gristmill. A gristmill is a place where grain, like wheat or corn, is ground into flour. There used to be a gristmill in this location, which is how the community got its name. The post office in Mills was first set up a long time ago, in the 1880s.
