Hurdle Mills, North Carolina

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Hurdle Mills
Unincorporated community
Hurdle Mills is located in North Carolina
Hurdle Mills
Hurdle Mills
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°16′24″N 79°2′51″W / 36.27333°N 79.04750°W / 36.27333; -79.04750Coordinates: 36°16′24″N 79°2′51″W / 36.27333°N 79.04750°W / 36.27333; -79.04750
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27541
GNIS feature ID987280

Hurdle Mills is an unincorporated community in southern Person County and northern Orange County, North Carolina. It is located on North Carolina Highway 157, southwest of Roxboro, at an elevation of 614 feet (187 m). The population was 3,770 at the 2010 census.

History[]

Hurdle Mills was originally known as Daniel's Mill, when the post office was established in 1846 with William Daniel as postmaster, and the original mill on the Flat River was built. In 1859, the name was changed to Hurdle's Mill, when the mill was purchased by the Hurdle family. In 1892 the township was renamed Hurdle Mills.[1]

It is home to the .[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Person County Past: Tales from the Central Piedmont, by Phyliss Boatwright (ed). Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2006.
  2. ^ United States Polo Association: Southeast Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Triangle Polo Club: Contact

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