List of windmills in the United States

This is a list of traditional windmills in the United States.

Locations[]

Arizona[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Prescott	Iron Turbine mill 34°32′30″N 112°28′27″W / 34.54167°N 112.47417°W / 34.54167; -112.47417	Iron windpump	1876

California[]

San Francisco	Murphy Windmill	Smock	1905	Appeared in the film A Jitney Elopement starring Charlie Chaplin Windmill World
San Francisco	Dutch Windmill	Tower	1902	Windmill World
Solvang		Smock

Florida[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Miami Beach	Carl Fisher Casino	Tower	1920^[1]	1926^[1]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Kendalville	Robertson Mill	Post	2000^[2]	Replica of Robertson Mill, Williamsburg, Virginia^[2]

Iowa[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Elk Horn	Danish Mill	Smock	1976^[3]	Built in 1848 at Nørre-Snede, Denmark. Dismantled 1975 and re-erected at Elk Horn in 1976.^[3]
Pella	Vermeer Mill	Smock	2002^[4]

Kansas[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes
Reamsville		Smock	1879^[5]	Moved to Smith Center, 1938^[5]
Smith Center	Old Dutch Mill 39°46.85′N 98°47.04′W / 39.78083°N 98.78400°W / 39.78083; -98.78400 (Old Dutch Mill)	Smock	1938^[5]
Wamego	Old Dutch Mill 39°12′13″N 96°18′08″W / 39.20361°N 96.30222°W / 39.20361; -96.30222	Tower	1925^[6]
near Wamego (12 miles (19 km) north of town)		Tower	1879^[6]	Dismantled 1925 and re-erected at Wamego.^[6]

Maine[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Anson	Bailey Farm mill 44°51′45″N 69°55′49″W / 44.86250°N 69.93028°W / 44.86250; -69.93028		1905
Castine	Hatch's Mill		c1800^[7]	1815^[7]

Massachusetts[]

Michigan[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Dearborn	Greenfield Mill	Smock	1660 in Massachusetts	Windmill World
Holland	De Zwaan	Smock	1761 in the Netherlands

Minnesota[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Mankato	Seppman Mill 44°09′44″N 94°06′08″W / 44.162188°N 94.102180°W / 44.162188; -94.102180	Tower	1864	Located in Minneopa State Park

Missouri[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
St. Louis	Bevo Mill	Smock

New Jersey[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Holland Township	Volendam Mill 40°35′48″N 75°09′50″W / 40.5966°N 75.1639°W / 40.5966; -75.1639	Smock

New Mexico[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Moriarty	Eclipse mill 34°59′48″N 106°04′55″W / 34.99667°N 106.08194°W / 34.99667; -106.08194		1890

New York[]

Rhode Island[]

South Carolina[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Marsh Island			1789	Demolished 1852.^[8]

South Dakota[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Milbank	Holland Grist Windmill 45°13′18″N 96°37′10″W / 45.22167°N 96.61944°W / 45.22167; -96.61944	Smock mill	1882	Windmill World

Tennessee[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Georgetown	McKenzie mill 35°21′23″N 84°54′55″W / 35.35639°N 84.91528°W / 35.35639; -84.91528	Iron windpump	1931

Texas[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Sheffield	Canon Ranch mill 30°44′44″N 101°58′30″W / 30.74556°N 101.97500°W / 30.74556; -101.97500	Iron windpump	1898
Victoria	Victoria Mill 28°48′04″N 97°00′05″W / 28.80111°N 97.00139°W / 28.80111; -97.00139	Smock	1870

Vermont[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Alburgh		Tower	c1731^[7]	Standing 1749^[7]

Virginia[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes
Flowerdew Hundred	Flowerdew Hundred Mill		1612^[9]
Flowerdew Hundred	Flowerdew Hundred Mill	Post	1978^[10]
Williamsburg	Robertson Mill	Post	1621^[11]	Standing in 1723.^[11]
Williamsburg	Robertson Mill^[10]	Post
Yorktown	Buckner′s Mill	Smock	1711 ^[12]	Destroyed by tornado in late 19th century
Yorktown	Akers′ Mill	Smock	2011 ^[13]	Reconstruction of William Buckner′s Mill near original site

Washington[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes	Photograph
Spokane	Cambern Mill 47°38′43″N 117°23′20″W / 47.64528°N 117.38889°W / 47.64528; -117.38889		1929

Wisconsin[]

Location	Name of mill and coordinates	Type	Built	Notes
Superior	Davidson Mill 46°38′56″N 91°54′21″W / 46.64889°N 91.90583°W / 46.64889; -91.90583	Smock	1900^[14]	Eight sails^[14]
Little Chute	Little Chute Windmill 44°17′3″N 88°18′49″W / 44.28417°N 88.31361°W / 44.28417; -88.31361	Smock		Constructed by Verbij Hoogmade BV^{[citation needed]}
Waupun	44°17′3″N 88°18′49″W / 44.28417°N 88.31361°W / 44.28417; -88.31361	Smock

Notes[]

Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Iron windpumps are outside the scope of this list unless listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sources[]

Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is the Windmill World website.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Carl Fisher casino, Miami Beach, Florida". Windmill World. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Robertson Post Windmill". Mid-America Windmill Museum. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Windmill History". The Danish Windmill. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ "Vermeer Mill & Interpretive Center". Pella Historical Village. Archived from the original on 27 November 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Old Dutch Mill". Ohio Barns. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Old Dutch Mill". Ohio Barns. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Lombardo, Donald (2003). Windmills of New England, Their Genius, Madness, History & Future. Cape Cod, MA: On Cape Publications. ISBN 0-9719547-7-1.
^ "Museum around the Corner: Marsh Island". South Strand News. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ "ABRAHAM PEIRSEY of JAMESTOWNE, VIRGINIA". Paul E. Pennebaker. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Windmills of Virginia". Windmill World. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Miller and the Windmill". Colonial Williamsburg. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Walt Akers. "Historic References to the Yorktown Windmill". Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ "Yorktown Windmill Project". Twisted Oaks Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Davidson Windmill". Waymarking. Retrieved 10 July 2009.

[Miami-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Carl Fisher casino, Miami Beach, Florida". Windmill World. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Kendalville-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Robertson Post Windmill". Mid-America Windmill Museum. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Elkhorn-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Windmill History". The Danish Windmill. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Pella-4] "Vermeer Mill & Interpretive Center". Pella Historical Village. Archived from the original on 27 November 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Smith-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Old Dutch Mill". Ohio Barns. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Wamego-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Old Dutch Mill". Ohio Barns. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[New-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Lombardo, Donald (2003). Windmills of New England, Their Genius, Madness, History & Future. Cape Cod, MA: On Cape Publications. ISBN 0-9719547-7-1.

[SSN150720-8] "Museum around the Corner: Marsh Island". South Strand News. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[Flowerdew-9] "ABRAHAM PEIRSEY of JAMESTOWNE, VIRGINIA". Paul E. Pennebaker. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Virginia-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Windmills of Virginia". Windmill World. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Williamsburg-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Miller and the Windmill". Colonial Williamsburg. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[Yorktown-12] Walt Akers. "Historic References to the Yorktown Windmill". Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[YorktownWindmill-13] "Yorktown Windmill Project". Twisted Oaks Foundation. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[Davidson-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Davidson Windmill". Waymarking. Retrieved 10 July 2009.

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