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Mill Hill

Ghost town · Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Kannapolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Kannapolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mill Hill is a ghost town in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Cabarrus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th 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 Kannapolis 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 35.4679° N, 80.7040° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKannapolis
Elevation651 ft
Nearest living townKannapolis, NC
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1002305
Coordinates35.46792, -80.70396

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What's there now

Mill Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kannapolis, NC (population 56,470), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 651 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 Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at 35.4679, -80.7040.

How many ghost towns are in Cabarrus County?

Cabarrus County, North Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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