Welcome to Cleveland Mills ...
So far, we found very little information about Cleveland Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cleveland Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cleveland Mills, please Contact Us.
Cleveland Mills would have been located within present day Cleveland County<2>.
The location of Cleveland Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
The pronunciation of Cleveland Mills: KLEVE-land<4>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleveland Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Cleveland Mills: Cleveland Mls. (or less commonly used: Cleveland Mlls.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cleveland Mills is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Cleveland Mills was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Cleveland Mills would have been located in the (704) & (980)<6> area codes.
Websites for Cleveland Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.clevelandchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cleveland Mills, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Cleveland Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cleveland Mills - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cleveland Mills.
Communities near Cleveland Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cleveland Mills.
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <7>
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <7>
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <7>
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <7>
- Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <7>
- Valdese
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese
- Valdese is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdese <7>
- Spindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <7>
- Rutherfordton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
- Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <7>
- Hildebran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hildebran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
- Hildebran is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <7>
- Drexel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cleveland Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cleveland Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cleveland Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cleveland Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cleveland Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Cleveland Mills.
Adding Cleveland Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cleveland Mills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cleveland Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Cleveland Mills post office opened in 1877.
We also found Cleveland Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleveland Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cleveland Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Cleveland Mills. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cleveland Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704). |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |