Mill Creek, Illinois

About Mill Creek

Mill Creek is a tiny community in southern Illinois with an estimated population of 56.

Officially, Mill Creek is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.38 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 147 residents per square mile.

📰 Mill Creek News Today

• Janet Dabbs Obituary Dec 31, 2025 Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Homes · Dec 31
• Many fire departments battle wind-fueled wildland fire that burned 159 acres on border of Antioch, Old Mill Creek Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Mar 1
• Kane County Forest Preserve District Opens Archery Complex Patch · Jun 1
• Air Quality Forecast for Old Mill Creek, Illinois 60083 - The Weather Channel | weather.com The Weather Channel · Jun 8
• Joan Stephens Schroeder Obituary Dec 4, 2025 Strang Funeral Home of Antioch · Dec 4

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What Makes Mill Creek Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Mill Creek — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• With 56 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mill Creek

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