Old Mill Creek, Illinois

Old Mill Creek is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

Although the exact date is unknown, it is believed that Browe School existed since 1859 and would remain open for 101 years until 1960.

[5] In 1873 a train station was built along the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in the neighboring village (once another unincorporated area) of Gurnee.

The village has received fire support from Wadsworth, IL since the 1960s.

[9] As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 251 people, 98 households, and 68 families residing in the village.

23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Browe School, Old Mill Creek 1894
Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County