Welcome to Drys Mill ...

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

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

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

The location of Drys 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 Drys 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 Drys Mill: Drys Ml. (or less commonly used: Drys Mll.)

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Drys Mill is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Drys Mill still existed, it would have been in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities near Drys Mill ...

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

• Concord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Albemarle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• China Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Midland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <6>
• Locust
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Locust is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust <6>
• Spencer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Landis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Granite Quarry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <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 Drys Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drys Mill.

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

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

Adding Drys Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drys 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/