This is a listing of water-powered grist mills located in the Kreutz Creek watershed in York County, Pennsylvania. Kreutz Creek begins in Windsor Township and flows northeast though Hellam Township where it joins the Susquehanna. Other variations on the name are “Grist”, “Grises”, and “Grices” Creek.
The mills are listed in order as the water flows.
| Name | AKA | Disposition | First Mill | Water Source | Township | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steinfelt | Kindig | Foundation | 1800s | Kreutz Creek | Windsor | 39.938180, -76.627452 |
| Maish | Musser’s | Site | 1821 | Kreutz Creek | Windsor | 39.951522, -76.633822 |
| Eli Kindig | Site | c1860 | Kreutz Creek | Windsor | 39.9548, -76.62431 | |
| Miller’s | Residence | 1790 | Kreutz Creek | Windsor | 39.958880, -76.610749 | |
| Rider’s | Reider’s | Site | pre 1838 | Kreutz Creek | Windsor | 39.966010, -76.598091 |
| William Mundis | T. Crumling | Ruins | 1856 | Kreutz Creek | Lower Windsor | 39.976751, -76.602629 |
| Graybill Clover Mill | Dietz Clover Mill | Site | 1840 | Kreutz Creek | Hellam | 39.98092, -76.60475 |
| Libhart | Locust Grove | Residence | 1740 | Kreutz Creek | Hellam | 39.986984, -76.602823 |
| Stoner Distillery | Hellam Distillery | Site | Kreutz Creek | Hellam | 39.9936, -76.60935 | |
| Hiestand | Hammacher | Site | 1813 | Stony Run | Springettsbury | 39.980637, -76.646232 |
| Hauser | Stonybrook | Site | Stony Run | Springettsbury | 39.984257, -76.641432 | |
| Crumling | Nubbintown | Site | 1800s | Canoe Run | Hellam | 40.015910, -76.617194 |
| Willow Grove | Sprenkle’s | Venue | 1736 | Kreutz Creek | Hellam | 39.99939, -76.60398 |
| Abraham Sprenkle’s | E. O. Sprenkle | Site | 1800 | Kreutz Creek | Hellam | 40.010241, -76.557481 |
| Bair’s | Kreutz Creek Mill | Storage | 1780 | Kreutz Creek | Hellam | 40.014145, -76.548591 |
| Henry Strickler’s | Wrightsville Light & Power | Site | 1790 | Kreutz Creek | Wrightsville Borough | 40.019685, -76.522168 |