# Mills of Lancaster County

> by Donald Kautz


## Pages

- [Blue Rock Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/blue-rock-mill-2/): Jacob Witmer built this mill in 1832. Samuel Young rebuilt it after a fire caused by a passing train in 1902. Milling operations ended in 1931.
- [Bender's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/benders-mill/): Abraham Miller built the first mill here in 1800. It remained in the Miller family until Jacob Bender took over circa 1900.
- [Bear's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/bears-mill/): Michael Bear built the first mill here around 1750. Henry Bear built a new mill in 1807.
- [Baumgardner's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/baumgardners-mill/): Jacob Smith built a log mill here in 1774. In 1806, he replaced the log mill with a new stone mill.
- [Akron Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/akron-mill/): Charles Harlacker built the first mill here in 1762. The town of Akron grew up around this mill.
- [Adamstown Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/adamstown-roller-mill/): John Shop (Shoup / Shupp / Sharp) built the first mill here in 1750. Jacob Von Nieda bought the property in 1785.
- [Mills by Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mills-by-watershed/): This is the list of the existing Lancaster County, Pennsylvania water-powered mills organized by watershed.
- [Mills by Township](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mills-by-township/): This is the list of existing Lancaster County water-powered mills listed by township. The township affiliation is according to the current boundaries.
- [Mills by Name](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mills-by-name/): This is the list of existing Lancaster County water-powered mills listed alphabetically by common name.
- [Lancaster County Water-Powered Mills](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/): This site features the water-powered grist mills of Lancaster County Pennsylvania.
- [About](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/about/): Donald Kautz grew up, and still lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- [Privacy Policy](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/privacy-policy/): Suggested text: Our website address is: https://millsoflancastercounty.com.
- [Conowingo Creek Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/conowingo-creek-watershed/): This is a listing of water-powered mills in the Conowingo Creek watershed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- [Conoy Creek Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/conoy-creek-watershed/): This is a listing of water-powered mills along the Conoy Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- [Nolt's Point Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/nolts-point-mill/): John Davis built a fulling mill on the point where Carter's run (now called Lititz Run) joined the Conestoga River.
- [Addenda](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/addenda/): New, more accurate information about the mills comes available all the time. I welcome any information that is more up-to-date and accurate than what I have.
- [Other Susquehanna Tributaries](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/susquehanna-tributaries/): This is a listing of water-powered grist mills in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that were built along streams that empty directly into the Susquehanna River but were not large enough (in terms of the mills on their path) to be given separate treatment.
- [Pequea Creek Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/pequea-creek-watershed/): This is a listing of water-powered grist mills in the Pequea Creek watershed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The watershed includes several tributaries.
- [Octoraro Creek Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/octoraro-creek-watershed/): This is a listing of water-powered grist mills in the Octoraro Creek watershed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- [Conestoga River Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/conestoga-river-watershed/): The Conestoga River is a 61.6-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River. It originates in Berks County but most of its length is in Lancaster County.
- [Cocalico Creek Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/cocalico-creek-watershed/): This is a list of water-powered grist mills in the Cocalico Creek watershed in Lancaster County Pennsylvania.
- [Chiques Creek Watershed](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/chiques-creek-watershed/): This is a listing of water-powered grist mills in the Chiques Creek watershed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- [Shock's Mills](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/shocks-mills/): There is some difference of opinion about the first builder of this mill. One source says the first mill was built by Matthew Henderson c1727.
- [Mount Vernon Grist Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mount-vernon-grist-mill/): Samuel Smith built a mill here in 1742. Henry Bates Grubb bought the property in 1800 and founded the Mount Vernon Furnace. Milling operations ended in 1913.
- [Letort Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/letort-mill/): The village of Letort derives its name from the French fur trader, Jacques Letort and his wife Anne. Michael Bender built the first mill here in 1777.
- [Zook's Flour Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/zooks-flour-mill/): Henry Sheibly built the first mill at this location in 1777. The first mill was across the road from the present location.
- [Zartman's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/zartmans-mill/): Located on the Hammer Creek, about a mile and a half below Edward Coleman's Speedwell Forge, this mill predates the Revolutionary War.
- [Wissler's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/wisslers-mill-3/): John Jacob and Hannah Groff built the first mill here about 1733. It came into the Wissler family by marriage in 1767.
- [Windsor Lower Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/windsor-mill-2/): Once part of the Windsor Forges estate, the Windsor Mill was rebuilt after the Civil War and lasted into the 20th century.
- [Windom Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/windom-mill-2/): Samuel Herr built the first mill at this location in 1779. Jacob Kauffman took over the following year.
- [Willow Grove Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/willow-grove-mill/): Rudolf Herr built the first mill here circa 1759. It operated as an oil mill for a while. Israel and Eliza Nestleroth built the current structure in 1852.
- [White Oak Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/white-oak-mill/): Johannes Stauffer built the first mill at this location as early as 1750.
- [White Horse Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/white-horse-mill/): The Whitehorse Mill served as a grist and cider mill for nearly 250 years. It held an antique shop for a while and now is a private residence.
- [West Earl Grist Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/west-earl-grist-mill/): On January 29, 1895, this mill was the location of a meeting with Bishop Jonas Martin and interested neighbors to discuss the formation of the Old Order Mennonite Church.
- [Weaver's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/weavers-mill/): Weaver’s Mill is a two and a half story stone and frame mill located in East Earl township. The mill is near to where the Cedar Creek joins the Conestoga River.
- [Union Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/union-mill-2/): Abraham Herr built the first mill here in 1770. Samuel Eby built the current mill in 1808. Today, this mill is part of a produce farm called Union Mill Acres.
- [Stoneroad's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/stoneroads-mill/): Built as a rifle factory by Andreas and Veronica Kauffman in 1770, this mill was converted to a grist mill in 1794.
- [Spring Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/spring-mill/): The Spring mill is so called because it's water source came from a nearby spring.
- [Spring Grove Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/spring-grove-roller-mill/): The Spring Grove mill was built in 1793 by Cyrus Jacobs as part of the Spring Grove Iron Forge.
- [Sporting Hill Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/sporting-hill-mill/): Abraham Metz built the first mill here in 1814. It became known as Dellinger's mill after it was purchased by Henry Dillinger (Dellinger) in 1855.
- [Snyder's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/snyders-mill-2/): Hans Herr built the first mill here around 1800. John Snyder built the current mill in 1824.
- [Snavely's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/snavelys-mill/): Snavely's mill sits on the Hammer Creek in Warwick Township. The first mill on this site, constructed of logs, predated the American Revolution.
- [Smoketown Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/smoketown-mill-2/): James and Deborah Gibbons built the first mill here in 1770. It was Bushong's Mill during the mid to late 19th century.
- [Side's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/sides-mill/): Samuel Hawthorn built the first mill here as early as 1792. This was the only mill in Lancaster County where the house and mill were attached.
- [Sickman's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/sickmans-mill-2/): John Stone built the first mill here c1765. Samuel Hess became the new owner in the same year. Christian Shenk built the current structure in 1792.
- [Share's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/shares-mill-2/): Captain John Galbraith built the first mill on this site on the road to Anderson's Ferry.
- [Rothsville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/rothsville-mill-2/): Jacob Geyer built the first mill here around 1772 on land owned by Johannes Pfautz. Pfautz built the current mill in 1793.
- [Rome Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/rome-mill-2/): Johannes Hess built a hemp mill sometime around 1769. Christian Hess converted it to a grist mill in approximately 1790.
- [River View Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/river-view-mill/): Solomon Haldeman built this mill around 1840. Milling operations ended in 1942.
- [Risser's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/rissers-mill/): James Roddy (Rhoddy) built the first mill here around 1721. Michael Horst took over in 1802. Peter Horst built the current structure in 1816.
- [Red Run Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/red-run-mill-2/): Samuel Martin built the first mill here as early as 1772. Menno Eberly built a new mill in 1894. That mill burned the same year as was rebuilt.
- [Puseyville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/puseyville-mill/): William Brown built the first mill on this site in 1741. Samuel Pusey built a new mill in 1795. Puseyville was a bustling place just after the Civil War.
- [Osceola Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/osceola-mill-2/): Built in 1756 by Samuel Patterson, the Osceola Mill is a three and a half story stone and frame mill seated on the Pequea Creek in Paradise Township.
- [Oreville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/oreville-mill-5/): John Kauffman built the first mill on this site in 1781. Johannes and Catherina Kauffman built the current structure in 1813.
- [Oregon Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/oregon-roller-mill/): Originally known as Bear's Mill, this is one of the earliest mill sites in Lancaster County, built by Jacob Bear in 1717.
- [Nolt's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/nolts-mill/): George Kneisly built the first mill here circa 1775. It operated as a sawmill until Christian Nolt took over operations in 1864.
- [Nissley's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/nissleys-mill-2/): The first mill here was built around 1740 by Philip Glonninger. The present field stone mill was built by Joseph and Mary Horst in 1813.
- [Newtown Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/newtown-mill-5/): The first mill on this site was built by James Rhoddy in 1722 making it the first recorded mill on the Chiques Creek.
- [New Milltown Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/new-milltown-roller-mill/): The New Milltown mill sits where the Newport Road crosses the Pequea Creek. During the revolutionary war, this mill produced flour for the Continental Army.
- [Myers Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/myers-mill-2/): David Whitman built a grist, saw, hemp, and fulling mill here circa 1779. Christian Stauffer built a new mill in 1802.
- [Mount Rock Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mount-rock-mill/): The oldest part of this mill has been documented as the oldest standing mill in Lancaster County. John and William Gualt owned this mill in 1759.
- [Mount Hope Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mount-hope-mill/): Jacob Graybill built the first mill here around 1780. The property later became the Mount Hope Iron Furnace which was established by Peter Grubb in 1784.
- [Milton Grove Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/milton-grove-mill/): John Houtz (Pfoutz) built the first mill here in 1805. It became Keener's mill when Joseph Keener bought it around 1840.
- [Millway Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/millway-mill/): George Ebi (Eby) built the first mill here in 1760. Jacob Shaeffer built the current structure in 1832.
- [Millport Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/millport-roller-mill-2/): Benjamin Steamant built a sawmill here in the 1800s. The mill was later converted to a grist mill.
- [Fertility Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/fertility-mill/): Felix Binkley built the first mill across the road from this site in 1767. H. B. Groff built a new mill on the other side of road in 1883.
- [Flickinger's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/flickingers-mill/): David Miller built the first mill at this location of the Mill Creek in 1743. That first mill was replaced in 1787.
- [Martic Forge Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/martic-forge-mill-2/): Abraham Keagy built a mill here around 1770. Rudolph Keagy built a new mill in 1786. The mill suffered a fire in 1864 but it was rebuilt.
- [Mascot Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/mascot-mill-2/): The Mascot Roller Mill is a well preserved mill on the Mill Creek and one of only two in Lancaster County that still run under water power.
- [Maple Grove Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/maple-grove-mill/): This mill has had a long history beginning in 1717 when Hans and Anna Brubaker built the first mill.
- [London Vale Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/london-vale-mill-5/): This mill site dates back to before 1748 when Samuel Lefever, the son of Isaac Lefever built a mill here.
- [Lobata Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/lobata-mill-4/): Lobata was the name of the old post office in nearby Stackstown. Melchior Breneman built a log mill here in about 1751.
- [Lime Valley Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/lime-valley-mill-2/): George Withers built the first mill here around 1791. George and Susanna Lefevre were the owners in 1843. The mill burned in 1846 but the Lefevre's rebuilt it.
- [Daisy Flour Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/lancaster-milling-company/): John Kendrick built the first mill here circa 1758. A fire destroyed the first mill in 1845. Joseph and John Herr rebuilt the mill in 1851.
- [Lake Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/lake-mill-2/): Henry Funk built the first mill at this site in 1771. Benjamin Herr built a new mill in 1811.
- [Kramer Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/kramer-mill/): Martin Fry built the first mill in approximately 1769. C. S. Kramer closed the mill in 1922. The mill stood vacant until it was made into a craft shop in 1994.
- [Kirk's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/kirks-mill/): Kirk's Mills was the name of a small village established by Timothy and Jacob Kirk in 1812.
- [Rohrer's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/rohrers-mill/): Jacob Denlinger was the first to build a mill here in 1808. Henry Rohrer took ownership in 1834.
- [Highland Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/highland-mill/): Samuel Harnish built an oil mill here in 1777. It was rebuilt as a grist mill in 1840. Operations closed in 1930.
- [Hess Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/hess-mill-2/): George McCullough built the first mill here circa 1743. Israel Penrose became the owneer in 1827. Joseph Penrose built the current structure in 1842.
- [Hershey Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/hershey-mill-2/): Jacob Hershey built the first mill here in about 1803. The mill remained in the Hershey family until the mill closed in 1930.
- [Herr's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/herrs-mill-5/): John Herr built the first mill here in 1740. Squire John Herr built a new stone mill in 1803. The covered bridge was built in 1844 and rebuilt in 1885.
- [Greenville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/greenville-mill/): Jacob Kurtz built a carding/fulling mill here in 1817. In 1850, it was a boring mill. The current structure was built as a grist mill in about 1864.
- [Greenbank Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/greenbank-mill/): John Gualt built the first mill here in 1780. In 1904, M. M. Nolt outfitted this mill for electrical generation.
- [Goshen Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/goshen-mill-2/): Joshua and Walter Denny built the first mill here in 1741. Joshua Brown became the owner in 1758 and it remained in the Brown family for several generations.
- [Goodville Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/goodville-roller-mill-3/): Along Frogtown Road just south of Goodville sits the Goodville Mill. Jacob Weaver had a sawmill on this site as early as 1770.
- [Good's Feed Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/goods-feed-mill/): Abraham Bixler built a sawmill here around the year 1800. George Martin rebuilt it as a grist mill in 1850.
- [Galen Hall Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/galen-hall-mill-2/): The Galen Hall mill is the smallest mill in Lancaster County.
- [Fry's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/frys-mill/): Peter Gundy built the first mill here in 1752. John Martin Fry bought the property in 1790 and rebuilt the mill in 1798.
- [Flory's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/florys-mill/): Jacob and Magdalena Kaufman built the first mill here in 1760. They enlarged the mill in 1800.
- [Elstonville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/elstonville-mill/): Andrew Herscher (Hershey) built a sawmill here in 1789. Christian Hershey upgraded it to a grist mill in 1792. The mill burned down in 1814 but was rebuilt.
- [Edisonville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/edisonville-mill/): Joseph Haines built a sawmill here in c1758. John Herr bought the property a year later. Samuel and Fannie Herr built a new mill in 1822.
- [Umble's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/umbles-mill/): Abraham Zook built a fulling mill here in 1812. Joseph Zook converted it to a carding mill in 1828.
- [Eberly's Cider Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/eberlys-cider-mill/): This mill began as a fulling mill. John Bitzer converted it to a grist mill in 1861. It finished its milling history as a cider mill.
- [Drumore Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/drumore-mill-2/): George McCullough built the first mill here in 1743. Henry Bauman built the current structure in 1789.
- [Donegal Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/donegal-mill/): Abraham Stouffer built the first mill on this site around the time of the American Revolution.
- [Denlinger's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/denlingers-mill/): The Denlinger mill is listed with the West Branch of the Little Conestoga because its dam was located at the mouth of the West Branch.
- [County Line Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/county-line-mill/): William Bard built a log mill here sometime in the 1700s. William Mohn built the current structure in 1848.
- [Compass Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/compass-mill-2/): When the Moravian Brotherhood began laying out the new town of Lititz in 1754, landowner George Kline purchased a small tract of land along a little stream called “Carter’s Run” that included a small, wooden sawmill.
- [Cloister Lower Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/cloister-lower-mill-2/): This mill was originally part of the Ephrata Cloister founded by Conrad Beissel. The cloister built the original mill in 1785. It was refurbished in 1814.
- [Clay Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/clay-roller-mill/): John Hostetter built a mill here in around 1760. Jacob Erb built a new mill in 1787. Finally, Michael Eberly built the current stone structure in 1875.
- [Chickies Valley Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/chickies-valley-mill/): Henry Musselman built the first mill here in 1769. George Gambler built a new mill in 1790. Milling operations ended in 1946.
- [Chickies Rolling Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/chickies-rolling-mill/): Christian Haldeman built this mill in 1837. By 1865 this was part of the Haldeman Iron Company making muck iron.
- [John Moore's Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/john-moores-mill/): The remains of John Moore's Mill sits along Garfield Road south-east of Mount Joy. You might not notice that it is a mill because most of the mill is gone.
- [Camargo Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/camargo-mill/): Benjamin Breneman built the current mill on the site of an earlier mill in 1825. The Camargo Mill was one of the largest and best equipped mills in the county.
- [Burnt Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/burnt-mill-2/): Casper Shirk built the first mill on this site in 1737. Isaac Heiney built a new brick mill in 1814.
- [Brunnerville Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/brunnerville-mill/): John Youndt built the first mill here in 1792. Martin Grube built the current structure circa 1859. The Snavely's purchased the property in 1874.
- [Brownstown Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/brownstown-mill-2/): This mill began operations as Wenger's grist mill as early as 1730. Jacob and Lavina Wolf built the current structure in 1856.
- [Bowmansville Roller Mill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/bowmansville-roller-mill/): Christian Good built the first mill here in 1737. The Good's built a new mill in 1780.
- [Boyer's Sawmill](https://millsoflancastercounty.com/boyers-sawmill-2/): This was the site of Kurtz's Fulling mill in 1817. Later it was turned into a saw mill.

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