Towns & Communities Of Cabarrus County
Present and Past
Would like to include histories .......can
anyone help?
Are there any I haven't listed?
Some of these locations were taken from the USGS Mapping Information site - am including the GPS coordiantes for those of you who have GPS.
Barrier's Mill - Located along Dutch Buffalo
Creek in eastern Cabarrus County. (Locust) Lat. 352124N
Long. 0802541W
Bost's Mill - (historical) (Locust) Lat. 351841N Long. 0802802W
Cabarrus - near Midland Lat. 351413N Long. 0803231W
Cannon Crossroads - Located 1.8 km (1.1
mi) northwest of Cox Mill, and 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Kannapolis. Variant
Names, Cannon Cross Rds, Cannons Crossroads, Wallace Crossroads. Named
for the Cannon family.
Lat. 352506N Long. 0804444W
Centerview - near Concord Lat. 352926N Long. 0803707W
Coddle Creek - (historical)
had Post Office in 1877. Near Kannapolis Lat. 352952N
Long. 0804422W
Cold Springs - near Concord Lat. 352454N
Long. 0803048W
Cold Water - near Concord Lat. 352458N Long. 0803300W
Colemans - (historical) Lat. 352959N Long. 0803705W
Concord - County Seat
Cooks Crossing - near Concord Lat. 352654N Long. 0803654W
Cox Mill - also known as Mill Grove Lat. 352430N Long. 0804342W
Deweese - near Kannapolis Lat. 352737N Long. 0804355W
Drys Mill - (historical) Lat. 352907N Long. 0802010W
Faggarts Crossroad - Lat. 352141N Long. 0803235W
Fisher Town - near Kannapolis Lat. 352941N Long. 0803950W
Flows Store - Lat. 351756N Long. 0803328W
Furrs - (historical) Lat. 351541N Long. 0802930W
Garmons - (historical) Lat. 351634N Long. 0802706W
Georgeville - variant name Shinville Lat. 351850N Long. 0802734W
Glass - named for early settler Peter Glass. Lat. 352838N Long. 0803736W
Harrisburg - See Harris' Depot; Settled
mostly by Scotch-Irish sometime between 1732 and 1765, Harrisburg, still home
to families that arrived in the 1700s, came by its name from the Robert Harris
family and his descendants. Mr. Harris was established on land of his own here
in 1766. With the coming of the railroad in the 1850s, the depot took the name
of the landowner from whom the right-of-way was purchased, becoming known as
Harris Depot. In 1874 (possible error here in date) the Post Office underwent
a change of name from Harris Depot to Harrisburg. (More likely
after 1877)A business district and town center developed down
by the railroad, but in 1923, with the construction of what is now known as
N.C. 49, Harrisburg's business district shifted to the new road. Harrisburg
Depot closed in 1933.
Lat. 351925N Long. 0803922W
Harris' Depot - had Post Office in 1877
Heilmans Mill - near Concord Lat. 352858N Long. 0803502W
Jackson Park
Kannapolis - In 1906, James William
Cannon bought several farms to build Cannon Mills Company. Under the guidance
of James Cannon's son, Charles, Cannon Mills became the world's largest producer
of household textiles and a household name. Kannapolis was built as a mill village
of small craftsman style homes. The mill employees lived in the homes for a
low rent and enjoyed free maintenance, low cost utilities, and free garbage
collection and disposal while paying no taxes. The Cannon's also provided a
YMCA, a hospital, a police department, scholarships, loans and jobs.
Kirkland - (historical) Lat. 352025N
Long. 0803552W
Midland -
The town dates from the early 20th century and began as a railroad town about
1913. The name of the town is derived from its location approximately one-half
way between Charlotte and Oakboro on the railroad line.
Mill Hill - (historical) had Post Office
in 1877; Named after Mill Hill plantation, 200 acres deeded by the English king
in 1753 and transformed by Jacob Stirewalt into a bustling village with shops,
mills and a post office.
Lat. 352804N Long. 0804215W
Mt Mitchell - Lat. 352947N Long. 0803313W
Mt Pleasant - Lat. 352357N Long. 0802610W
New Gilead - variant name Mt Gilead. Lat. 352700N Long. 0803246W
North Concord - Lat. 352603N Long. 0803715W
Oak Cliffs - Lat. 352218N Long. 0802710W
Oak Lawn - (historical) Lat. 352922N Long. 0804607W
Odell - named after Concord educator, W. R. Odell.
Pharrs Mill - Lat. 351942N Long. 0803705W
Pioneer Mills - had Post Office in 1877. Lat. 351537N Long. 0803520W
Poplar Tent - Lat. 352545N Long. 0803937W
Rimer(town) - Rimer
was named after its founder, Daniel Rimer, early pioneer and blacksmith.
Lat. 352829N Long. 0802901W
Roberta Mill - Lat. 352126N Long. 0803810W
Rocky River - Lat. 351822N Long. 0803553W
Royal Oaks - Lat. 352738N Long. 0803626W
Shady Brook - near Kannapolis Lat. 352843N Long. 0803837W
Shankletown - Predominately Black community located in area of Concord; Shankletown School.
Smith's Ford - Post Office here in 1877
Springsville - (historical) Lat. 352728N Long. 0804253W
Tulin - (historical) Post Office in 1877. Lat. 352756N Long. 0804303W
Wallace Store - (historical) Lat. 352404N Long. 0804545W
Watts Crossroad - near Mt Pleasant Lat. 352818N Long. 0802712W
West Brook - Lat. 352947N Long. 0803837W
West Concord - Lat. 352316N Long. 0803545W
Wil-Mar Park - Lat. 352529N Long. 0803607W
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