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Unincorporated community · Keya Paha County · ZIP 68753 · Founded 1885

About Mills

Mills is an unincorporated community in northeastern Keya Paha County, on local roads north of NE 12, about 17 miles east-northeast of Springview and 18 miles west of Naper. It still has its own post office (ZIP 68753), and the Mills Community Church stands here. Mills is on Central Time.

History

Mills was named for a gristmill that operated in the area; who built it, and when, has not been recorded. The post office opened on September 1, 1885. In 1890 Mills was a post office of about 35 people in the northern part of the county, with H. Humphrey's general store and E. E. Kuhn as postmaster.

Nearby towns

Burton	about 8 mi west-southwest	County roads and NE 12
Jamison	about 8 mi east-northeast	County roads
Carns	about 14 mi south	County roads
Springview	about 18 mi west-southwest	NE 12
Naper	about 18 mi east	NE 12

Things to see

the Mills Community Church · Burton, 8 miles west-southwest on NE 12, and the Lewis Bridge over the Keya Paha River

Schools

Schools: Students attend Keya Paha County Schools in Springview

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; NEGenWeb Keya Paha County (history and place names); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); History Nebraska and its markers; National Register nominations; Nebraska Department of Transportation (2026 renumbering, Carns Bridge); National Park Service (Niobrara National Scenic River); The Nature Conservancy; Middle Niobrara NRD; Nebraska Game and Parks; Keya Paha County; Nebraska Secretary of State; Keya Paha County Schools; 10/11 NOW; Nebraska Farmer; KRVN. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.