Welcome to Millingport ...

Millingport is located in Stanly County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millingport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Millingport is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Millingport: 704 & 980<3>

Communities near Millingport ...

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

• Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Kannapolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Albemarle
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Midland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Locust
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Granite Quarry
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Norwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Rockwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <4>
• Badin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millingport ...

Looking for more information about Millingport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Millingport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millingport.

Adding Millingport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millingport 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 for Millingport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Millingport post office opened in 1893.

We also found Millingport on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millingport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millingport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stanly County: www.co.stanly.nc.us/

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