Hurdle Mills, North Carolina
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
36°16′24″N 79°2′51″W / 36.27333°N 79.04750°W / 36.27333; -79.0475027541
Hurdle Mills is an unincorporated community in southern Person County and northern Orange County, North Carolina, United States. 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 Triangle Area Polo Club.[2][3]
References
- ^ Person County Past: Tales from the Central Piedmont, by Phyliss Boatwright (ed). Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2006.
- ^ United States Polo Association: Southeast Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Triangle Polo Club: Contact
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurdle Mills
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Municipalities and communities of Person County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Roxboro
communities
- Ai
- Cunningham
- Hesters Store
- Hurdle Mills
- Leasburg
- Moriah
- Mount Tirzah
- Olive Hill
- Semora
- Somerset
- Surl
- Timberlake
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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