Hurdle Mills, North Carolina Explained

Hurdle Mills
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Person
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:614
Coordinates:36.2733°N -79.0475°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:27541
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:987280

Hurdle Mills is an unincorporated community in southern Person County and northern Orange County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Carolina Highway 157, southwest of Roxboro, at an elevation of 614 feet (187 m). The population was 3,770 at the 2010 census.

History

Hurdle Mills was originally known as Daniel's Mill, when the post office was established in 1846 with William Daniel as postmaster, and the original mill on the Flat River was built. In 1859, the name was changed to Hurdle's Mill, when the mill was purchased by the Hurdle family. In 1892 the township was renamed Hurdle Mills.[1]

It is home to the Triangle Area Polo Club.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Person County Past: Tales from the Central Piedmont, by Phyliss Boatwright (ed). Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2006.
  2. http://uspolo.org/southeast/ United States Polo Association: Southeast
  3. http://triangleareapolo.org/contact/ Triangle Polo Club: Contact