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Welcome to Hurdle Mills ...

Hurdle Mills is located in Person County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Hurdle Mills: Hurdle Mls. (or less commonly used: Hurdle Mlls.)

Hurdle Mills is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hurdle Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hurdle Mills: 336 & 743<3>

The ZIP code for Hurdle Mills: 27541<4>

Communities near Hurdle Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurdle Mills.

  • Mebane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <5>
  • Roxboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Butner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Green Level
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Yanceyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Stem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Laws
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Laws is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
  • Caldwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Caldwell is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Kindful Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurdle Mills ...

Looking for more information about Hurdle Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hurdle Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hurdle Mills.

Adding Hurdle Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hurdle Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hurdle Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurdle Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hurdle Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Hurdle Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Hurdle Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hurdle Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hurdle Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.