Mill Profiles
Click on a mill name from the list below. Names are derived from their original owner or by popular title because many photographers, landowners, newspapers, and historians incorrectly refer to these structures simply as “old Dutch mills.”
Surviving Windmills in Illinois (5 entries) - sorted by city. Each entry has a profile with photos, history, operational status, official website links, and tourist information.
Destroyed Windmills in Illinois (50 entries) - sorted by city. All entries have a profile, though information may be limited.
Other Surviving Mills in Illinois (3 entries) - sorted by city. Includes water and animal-powered mills.
Surviving Windmills in the United States (59 entries) - sorted by state, then by city. Only entries with photos have links to a profile with more information.
Each mill's construction (c), renovation (r), and/or destruction (d) dates are listed where available
Surviving Windmills in Illinois (5)
Other Surviving Mills in Illinois (3)
Old Dutch Mill, Mount Emblem Mill, Ehlers' Mill
Elmhurst (Mount Emblem Cemetery)
c1867, r1926, r2015 - Open, non-operational.
Old Holland Mill, Old Dutch Mill
Geneva (Fabyan Forest Preserve)
c1877, r1915, r2005 - Open and operational.
Albion
Auburn
Beecher
Belleville

Bloomington
Broadview
Burnt Prairie
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Glen Ellyn
Kentucky
Matteson
Peoria
Polo
St. Joseph
Urbana
Waterloo
Winnetka
(unknown location)
(unknown location)