Welcome to Bosts Mill ...

So far, we found very little information about Bosts Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bosts Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bosts Mill, please Contact Us.

Bosts Mill would have been located within present day Cabarrus County<2>.

The location of Bosts Mill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bosts Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bosts Mill: Bosts Ml. (or less commonly used: Bosts Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bosts Mill for more information about variations on the name of Bosts Mill.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bosts Mill is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bosts Mill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bosts Mill would have been located in the (704) & (980)<5> area codes.

Communities near Bosts Mill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bosts Mill.

• Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Kannapolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Indian Trail
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Matthews
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Mint Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Stallings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <6>
• Albemarle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Albemarle is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albemarle <6>
• Unionville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
• China Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>

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 Bosts Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bosts Mill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bosts Mill. 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 Bosts Mill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bosts Mill. See our Newspapers Page for Bosts Mill.

Adding Bosts Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bosts Mill 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 Bosts Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bosts Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/