Welcome to Petra Mills ...
Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Petra Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for Petra Mills: Petra Mls. (or less commonly used: Petra Mlls.)
Petra Mills is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Petra Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Petra Mills: 828
Communities near Petra Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petra Mills.
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
- Morganton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Conover is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <3>
- Sawmills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Long View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Granite Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
- Valdese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
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 Petra Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petra Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petra 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 Petra Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petra Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Petra Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petra Mills ...
Looking for more information about Petra 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Petra Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Petra Mills.
Adding Petra Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Petra 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 for Petra Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Petra Mills post office opened in 1873.
We also found Petra Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Petra Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petra Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |