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Mill Hill

Ghost town · Rowan County, North Carolina

Enochville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Enochville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mill Hill is a ghost town in Rowan County, North Carolina. It is one of 21 former communities in Rowan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mill Hill as a historical populated place on the Enochville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.5201° N, 80.7195° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEnochville
Elevation816 ft
Nearest living townEnochville, NC
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1001875
Coordinates35.52014, -80.71951

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What's there now

Mill Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Enochville, NC (population 3,392), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 816 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mill Hill?

Mill Hill is in Rowan County, North Carolina, at 35.5201, -80.7195.

How many ghost towns are in Rowan County?

Rowan County, North Carolina has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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