Welcome to Pioneer Mills ...

Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County<1>.

The location of Pioneer Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pioneer Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

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

Pioneer Mills is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pioneer Mills: (704) and (980)<4>

Communities near Pioneer Mills ...

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

• Charlotte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
• Concord
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Huntersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <5>
• Kannapolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Indian Trail
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Monroe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Matthews
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• Mint Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• Harrisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Stallings
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer Mills ...

Looking for more information about Pioneer 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 Pioneer Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pioneer Mills.

Adding Pioneer Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pioneer Mills post office opened in 1831.

We also found Pioneer Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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