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Working mills

;Alabama * Chandlers Mill, 45ft working water wheel & Gristmill, built 1860 Centre, Alabama * Kymulga Mill, Childersburg ;Arkansas * War Eagle Mill, Rogers, built 1832 and still in operation commercially as an undershot grist mill ;California * Bale Grist Mill, Napa ;Connecticut * Main Sawmill, Ledyard,

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

* Winthrop Mill, New London,

, built circa 1650 ;Georgia *

Historic mills of the Atlanta area There were several historic watermill, mills around the metro Atlanta area, for which many of its current-day roads are still named. Most of the mills date back to the 1820s and 1830s, and were built along the area's many streams. The locations ...

* Old Mill at

Berry College Berry College is a private university in the Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Berry College was founded on values based on Christian principles in 1 ...

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

* Nora Mill at

Helen, Georgia Helen is a city in White County, Georgia, United States, located along the Chattahoochee River. The population was 531 at the 2020 census. The city has now been made over, as a tourist attraction, to look like an old-world Bavarian village. T ...

;Illinois * Franklin Creek Grist Mill, Franklin Creek State Natural Area,

Franklin Grove, Illinois Franklin Grove is a village in Lee County, Illinois, Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2010 census, down from 1,052 in 2000. History Franklin Grove was named for James R. Franklin, a pioneer who settled in a gr ...

* Graue Mill and Museum, Oak Brook ;Indiana *

Beck's Mill Beck's Mill is a historic gristmill in Washington County, Indiana, Washington County, Indiana, in the United States. It is southwest of Salem, Indiana, Salem. It was built in 1808, rebuilt in 1864 after a fire, one year after John Hunt Morgan de ...

, Becks Mill * Bonneyville Mill, Bristol. Built mid-1830s and still operates May through October (see Elkhart County Parks and Recreation) * Mansfield Roller Mill,

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. Built in 1820. Currently operated by Indiana DNR. * Metamora Grist Mill, Metamora. Built in 1899 and restored in 1970. Produces high quality stone-ground corn meal. *

Spring Mill State Park Spring Mill State Park is a state park in the state of Indiana. The park is located south of Bloomington, about east of the city of Mitchell on Indiana State Road 60. Established in 1927, it contains a settler's village, the Gus Grissom Me ...

, Mitchell * Stockdale Mill, Roann * Bridgeton Mill, Bridgeton. Established 1823, family owned and operating. * Greenfield Mills, near Howe. Family owned and operating. ;Iowa *

Pine Creek Gristmill Pine Creek Gristmill is a historic building located in Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. History Benjamin Nye was one of the first perma ...

Wildcat Den State Park Wildcat Den State Park is a state park in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The park features cliffs, rock formations, and several historic structures. The 1848 Pine Creek Gristmill and Pine Mill Bridge are both on the National Registe ...

, near Muscatine ;Kentucky * Mill Springs Overshot Waterwheel located at Mill Springs Park. The current mill built in 1877 on the site of a previous mill. Currently owned and operated as a park by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The wheel has a diameter of 40 feet, 10 inches, and a breast of three feet. Powered by 13 natural springs located beside the mill, it is thought to be one of the largest of its kind in the world. -

Mill Springs Mill Springs may refer to: *Mill Springs, Kentucky * Mill Springs Mill *Battle of Mill Springs The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in the Confederate States of America, Confederacy, and the Battle of Logan's Cros ...

* Weisenberger Mill, near Midway ;Maine * Bog Mill,

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* Dexter Grist Mill,

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, built in 1854 * Maine Forest & Logging Museum also known as Leonard's Mills, has Maine's only operational saw mill. * Morgan's Mills in

Union, Maine Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and annual Union Fair. History Union was part of a tract of land called the Muscongus Pat ...

produces wholesale grist mill products. * Scribner's Mills in

Harrison, Maine Harrison is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Harrison is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 2,447 at the 2020 census. A historic resort area, Harrison straddl ...

is working on reconstructing an up-and-down sawmill. ;Maryland * Wye Mill c.1682 The oldest continuously operating grist mill in the United States. Supplied flour to George Washington's Continental Army. One of the first grist mills to be automated by

Oliver Evans Oliver Evans (September 13, 1755 – April 15, 1819) was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman born in rural Delaware and later rooted commercially in Philadelphia. He was one of the first Americans to build steam engines and an advo ...

. The Oliver Evans process equipment is still in use at the Wye Mill. ;Massachusetts * Dexter Grist Mill,

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, built in 1654, fully restored in 1961 *

Jenney Grist Mill The Plimoth Grist Mill (formerly the Jenney Grist Mill) is a working grist mill located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is a reconstruction of the original Jenney Grist Mill, and it stands on the site of the original mill. History John Jenney, ...

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

, built in 1969 on site of 1636 grist mill *

Old Schwamb Mill The Old Schwamb Mill is an historic 19th-century mill at 17 Mill Lane in Arlington, Massachusetts. It claims to be located on the oldest continuously-used mill site in the United States, with a documented history of operation dating back to abou ...

Arlington Arlington most often refers to: *Arlington, Virginia **Arlington National Cemetery, a United States military cemetery *Arlington, Texas Arlington may also refer to: Places Australia *Arlington light rail station, on the Inner West Light Rail in S ...

, built in 1861 with operations on the site dating to 1684 * Old Stockbridge Grist Mill, Scituate, built ca. 1650 * Sturbridge Village grist mill,

Sturbridge Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living museum, living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques. The pop ...

, built 1939 *

Wayside Inn The Wayside Inn Historic District is a historic district on Old Boston Post Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The district contains the Wayside Inn, a historic landmark that is one of the oldest inns in the country, operating as Howe's Tavern ...

Grist Mill,

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, built 1929 by

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;Michigan * Pears Mill, Buchanan ;Minnesota *

Pickwick Mill Pickwick Mill is a historic gristmill in the unincorporated community of Pickwick, Minnesota, United States, near the city of Winona. It was constructed in the mid-1850s and is now operated as a milling museum. Pickwick Mill was listed on the ...

, Pickwick, built in 1858 * Schech's Mill,

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, built in 1876 ;Mississippi * Sciple's Water Mill in Kemper County, built in 1790 and owned by four families over the next fifty years. The Sciple family bought the property in about 1840 and has kept it running ever since. This mill also ginned cotton and sawed lumber until the 1950s. ;Missouri * Hodgson Mill,

Ozark County Ozark County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,553. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. The county was organized as Ozark County, named after the Ozark ...

* Bollinger Mill, Burfordville * Dillard Mill,

Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States: * Crawford County, Arkansas * Crawford County, Georgia * Crawford County, Illinois * Crawford County, Indiana * Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County, Kansas * Crawford County, ...

;Nebraska * Florence Mill,

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...

;New Hampshire * Littleton Grist Mill, Littleton * Sanborn grist and saw mill, Loudon now known as Sanborn Farm Mills ;New Jersey * Cooper Gristmill,

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

;New York * Mill Dam Bridge (

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), Centerport * Roslyn Grist Mill, Roslyn * Stony Brook Grist Mill, Stony Brook * Tuthilltown Gristmill,

Gardiner Gardiner may refer to: Places Settlements ;Canada * Gardiner, Ontario ;United States * Gardiner, Maine * Gardiner, Montana * Gardiner (town), New York ** Gardiner (CDP), New York * Gardiner, Oregon * Gardiner, Washington * West Gardiner, ...

* Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's House, Enfield *

Water Mill (Water Mill, New York) The Water Mill Museum is a historic water mill and local history museum located at 41 Old Mill Road, Water Mill in Suffolk County, New York, USA. It is a 2-story, heavy wood-frame structure with a wood-shingle exterior and composed of two buildin ...

* Mills at Green Hole, Philmont NY: MIll at Sunset - Mill at Green Hole

Early 1700s Fully operational water-powered saw mill, cider press, blacksmith shop, & woodworking shop ;North Carolina 17 22 293 mingus

* Dellingers Mill, Bakersville, seasonally operational, water powered, 1867 * Emmett Isaacs Mill, Surry County * Gwynn Valley Mill, Brevard * Linneys Mill, Alexander County, 1902 * Mingus Mill,

Cherokee The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...

* Old Mill of Guilford, Oak Ridge. Fully operational water-powered grist mill. Founded in 1767, moved 500 feet downstream to current location in 1819. According to legend, Revolutionary War British troops seized the original mill prior to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in March 1781. * West Point Mill,

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England **County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham *Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States Durham may also refer to: Places ...

Yates Mill Yates Mill is a fully restored, circa 1756 gristmill located five miles (8 km) south of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It is the centerpiece of Historic Yates Mill County Park, in central Wake County. The park features the ...

Wake County Wake County, officially the County of Wake, is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake Count ...

;Ohio * Lantermans Mill

Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, 11th-most populous city in Ohio with a population of 60,068 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Mahoning ...

Bear's Mill Bear's Mill is a historic gristmill near the city of Greenville in Darke County, Ohio, United States. Built in 1849, this watermill is the oldest existing industrial building in Darke County. Built by Manning Hart,Owen, Lorrie K., ed. ''D ...

* Clifton Mill, Clifton, one of the oldest grist mills still in operation * Indian Mill, Upper Sandusky ;Oregon * Thompson's Mills, Shedd, OR, 1858, on the Calapooia River, now an Oregon State Heritage Site,

Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site is a state park near Shedd, Oregon, Shedd in Linn County, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The mill was first built in 1858. It burned down in 1862 but was reb ...

* Butte Creek Mill, Eagle Point, OR, 1872, Little Butte Creek ;Pennsylvania * Bohrmans Mill, near Orwigsburg * The Mill at Anselma (Lightfoot Mill), Chester Springs *

Newlin Mill Complex The Newlin Mill Complex, also referred to as The Newlin Grist Mill, is a water-powered gristmill on the west branch of Chester Creek near Concordville, Pennsylvania, Concordville, Pennsylvania built in 1704 by Nathaniel and Mary Newlin and operat ...

, Concordville * Ressler's Mill Mascot Roller Mills,

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Lancaster County (; ), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 United States ...

* Shoaff's Mill, Little Buffalo State Park, Perry County * McConnell's Mill,

McConnells Mill State Park McConnells Mill State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Perry Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Perry and Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock Townships, Lawrence County ...

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Lawrence County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,070. The county seat and largest city is New Castle. The county was created on March 20, 1849, from parts of Beaver and Mercer cou ...

;Rhode Island * Carpenter's Grist Mill, Perryville, built in 1703 * Hammond Gristmill at

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum is located in Saunderstown, Rhode Island. Gilbert Stuart, who was born on December 3, 1755, in the colonial-era house located on the property, became a famous American portraitist of the 18th and 19th ce ...

Saunderstown, Rhode Island Saunderstown is a small village and historic district in the towns of Narragansett and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It was named in honor of John Aldrich Saunders, a member of the Saunders family. Saunde ...

, built in 1757 * Kenyon's Grist Mill, West Kingston, current mill building was built in 1886, (operation founded in 1696) ;South Carolina * Boykin Mill, Boykin, an operating grist mill where meal and

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have been ground by

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for over 150 years. * Suber's Corn Mill, Greer, built in 1908 by Walter Hillary Suber. It was constructed on that was passed down from his father, James Ashfield Suber, who was a Civil War veteran. This was one of five mills within a radius in the early 1900s. ;Tennessee * Cable Mill at

Cades Cove Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The valley was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park. Cades Cove, the single most popular destination ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in the southeastern United States, southeast, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline o ...

* Falls Mill, Belvidere *

Pigeon Forge Mill The Pigeon Forge Mill, commonly called the Old Mill, is a historic gristmill in the U.S. city of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Located along the West Fork of the Little Pigeon River (Tennessee), Little Pigeon River, the mill complex currently consists ...

Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,343 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge is a tourist destinatio ...

* Rice Grist Mill, Rocky Top, Norris Dam State Park * Gap Creek Mill at Cumberland Gap, The Olde Mill Inn Bed & Breakfast ;Virginia * Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, built in 1782–85, still grinding a variety of grains, powered by an indoor waterwheel * Locke's Mill,

Berryville, Virginia Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,574 at the 2020 census, up from 4,185 at the 2010 census. History Berryville was founded at the intersection of the Winc ...

, Colonial-era grist mill on the Shenandoah River. Grinding a variety of grains including certified organic, powered by water wheel. * McCormick Mill,

Raphine, Virginia Raphine is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County in the Shenandoah Valley in the U.S. state of Virginia. History The name "Raphine" was chosen in honor of James Edward Allen Gibbs (1829-1902), a local farmer who patented a novel singl ...

, grist mill located on the

Cyrus McCormick Farm The Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop is on the family farm of inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick known as Walnut Grove. Cyrus Hall McCormick improved and patented the mechanical reaper, which eventually led to the creation of the combine harvester. ...

. * Causey's Mill, Causey Mill Park, Newport News *

George Washington's Gristmill George Washington's Gristmill was part of the original Mount Vernon plantation, constructed during the lifetime of the United States' first president. The original structure was destroyed about 1850. The Commonwealth of Virginia and the Mount Ver ...

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmar ...

Kennedy-Wade Mill The Kennedy-Wade Mill, or Wade's Mill, is a grist mill and national historic district located in Raphine, Virginia and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally built c. 1750 by Captain Joseph Kennedy. In 1846 the mill ...

, Raphine * Woodson's Mill, Lowesville ;Washington *

Cedar Creek Grist Mill The Cedar Creek Grist Mill is a historical grist mill located in Woodland, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United ...

Woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunli ...

;West Virginia *

Glade Creek Grist Mill Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge National River, New River Gorge on wooded in Fayette County, West Virginia, Fayette County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge ...

Babcock State Park Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on wooded in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge. Located near the park headquarters, the Glade Creek G ...

, Fayette County ;Wisconsin * Beckman Mill,

Newark, Wisconsin The Town"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354–355 of Newark is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2 ...

Cedarburg Mill The Cedarburg Mill is a former gristmill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Located the on Cedar Creek, the building was constructed in 1855 by Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder to re ...

, Cedarburg *

Concordia Mill The Concordia Mill is a former gristmill on Cedar Creek located in Hamilton, Wisconsin, United States. The limestone mill was built in 1853 by Edward H. Janssen and his brother, Theodore, along with a Mr. Gaitsch with locally quarried limestone ...

, Cedarburg

Extant non-operational mills

* Forbes Mill, Los Gatos, California * Rhodes Mill, Fertile, Iowa * Greenbank Mill, Marshallton, Delaware, restored as a museum * Fair Haven Flour Mill, Fairhaven, Minnesota *

Phelps Mill Phelps Mill is a flour mill in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States, on the Otter Tail River. The mill was built in 1888–1889 by William E. Thomas, a local entrepreneur who owned a flour and feed business in Fergus Falls. During that ...

, Underwood, Minnesota * Pillsbury A Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota * Terrace Mill, Terrace, Minnesota *

el Rancho de las Golondrinas El Rancho de las Golondrinas (The Ranch of the Swallows), a historic ''rancho'' and now a living history museum, is strategically located on what was once the ''Camino Real'', the Royal Road that extended from Mexico City to Santa Fe. The ranc ...

, Santa Fe, New Mexico * Wolf Creek Grist Mill, Loudonville, Ohio * Thomas Mill, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania *

Price's Mill Price's Mill, also known as Calliham's (Callaham's) Mill, Stone's Mill, and Park's Mill, is a watermill, water-powered gristmill about east of the town of Parksville, South Carolina, Parksville on South Carolina Highway 33-138 (Price's Mill Road) ...

, Parksville, South Carolina * Box Elder Flouring Mill (1857), Brigham City, Utah * Planing Mill of Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing Association (1876), Brigham City, Utah * Causey's Mill, Newport News, Virginia *

Gish Mill Gish Mill (also known as Gish's Mill) is an historic gristmill located in Vinton, Virginia, United States. Brothers Christian and David Gish, Sr., early settlers in the region, operated a mill on the site as early as 1797. The original section ...

, Vinton, Virginia *

Phoenix Mill (Virginia) Phoenix Mill (also named Dominion Mill and Brick Water Mill) is a historic gristmill built in 1801 and the last remaining gristmill building in Alexandria, Virginia. It was built on the same site as an earlier mill, built sometime between 1770 an ...

, Alexandria, Virginia * Thorp Mill, Thorp, Washington *

Peirce Mill The Peirce Mill is a historic mill building located in Rock Creek Park, at Tilden Street and Beach Drive, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States. History Issac Peirce, a millwright,NPS publication "Peirce Mill" GPO: 2004--304-337/00145 Re ...

, Washington, D.C. *

Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill The Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill is a textile mill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Built in 1864, the mill was one of many wool- and flax-processing factories that opened during the American Civil War, due to a shortage of cotton textiles formerly ...

, Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Ruined, remnant, or partially preserved gristmills

* Boshell's Mill,

Townley, Alabama Townley is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America, United States. It was formerly an incorporated town from 1895 until the 1920s. Townley has one site on the Na ...

* Gurleyville Grist Mill and Gurley-Mason Mill,

Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield ( ) is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 25,892 at the 2020 census. Pequot and Mohegan people lived in this region for centuries before the arri ...

* Cooch-Dayett Mills,

Newark, Delaware Newark ( )Not as in Newark, New Jersey. is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 31,454. The University of Delaware is ...

a mill complex since the 1700s, the only remaining mill was built in 1838 by William Cooch Jr. * Dingley's Mill, Green Valley, Fairfield, CA. 1850, in ruins now. 40 water wheel. * Hearn's Mill,

Seaford, Delaware Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census. It is part of the Salisbu ...

* Ward Spoke Mill, in ruins on Upper Pike Creek Road in Newark, Delaware * Blantons Mill, Blanton Mill Rd. Griffin, Ga, restored as an office on the banks of the Flint River, built around the early 1800s * Wapsipinicon Grist Mill in

Independence, Iowa Independence is a city in, and the county seat of, Buchanan County, Iowa, Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,064 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Independence was founded on June 15, 1847 near t ...

; owned by the Buchanan County Historical Society * Matthews Mill, Union, ME. Built circa 1850, now an endangered local landmark * Phoenix Mill, Plymouth, Michigan, building now offices and event space *

Archibald Mill The Archibald Mill was a water-powered gristmill complex, now reduced to ruins, on the Cannon River in Dundas, Minnesota, United States. The mill was founded in 1857 and expanded with a second mill across the river in 1870. It was the first U ...

Dundas, Minnesota Dundas ( ) is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Dundas is bordered by the city of Northfield, Minnesota, Northfield. History Dundas ...

Marine Mill The Marine Mill, established in 1839, was the first commercial sawmill in what became the U.S. state of Minnesota. Now in ruins, it is currently a historic site managed by the city of Marine on St. Croix in partnership with the Minnesota Histor ...

, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, operated 1839–1895, ruins preserved in a park * Mill Ruins Park,

Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...

* Ramsey Mill,

Hastings, Minnesota Hastings ( ) is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota, Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is near the confluence of the M ...

, ruins preserved in a park * Oxford Mill Ruin, Stanton Township, Minnesota * Falling Spring Mill, New Liberty, Missouri *

Greer Mill Greer Mill, also known as Greer Roller Mill, is a historic grist mill located near Alton, Oregon County, Missouri. It was built in 1899, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular, frame mill building on a sandstone foundation. It has a side gable roof t ...

, Greer, Missouri slated for restoration by U.S. National Forest Service * Montauk Mill,

Salem, Missouri Salem is the county seat of Dent County, Missouri, Dent County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,608 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which allows Salem to become a List of cities in Missouri, Class 3 city in Missouri; ...

National Register of Historic Places, Montauk State Park * Turner Mill, Surprise, Missouri * Lawrence Brook Mill,

Milltown, New Jersey Milltown is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, with Lawrence Brook (a Raritan river tributary) flowing through the center of the community. ...

* Elkin Creek Mill,

Elkin, North Carolina Elkin is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, Surry and Wilkes County, North Carolina, Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township, Surry Co ...

* Emlenton Mill,

Venango County, Pennsylvania Venango County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin, Pennsylvania, Franklin ...

destroyed by fire in 2015 * Fought's Mill, Pennsylvania * GT Wilburn Grist Mill, Fall River, Tennessee * Saffold Mill, Seguin Texas * Swift Creek Mill, Chesterfield County Virginia, a circa 1663 grist mill now operated as a professional nonprofit theatre *

Audra State Park Audra State Park is a West Virginia state park located on in southwestern Barbour County. It was established around the remnants of an early 19th-century gristmill and the tiny community of Audra. A gristmill spillway is still visible in the ...

, West Virginia *

Valley Falls State Park Valley Falls State Park is a 1,145 acre (4.63 km²) day use facility sited along both banks of the Tygart Valley River. The park is located about 7 miles (11 km) south of exit 137 of I-79, near Fairmont, West Virginia. The park's ma ...

, West Virginia * McMullins Mill, former circa 1810? McMullan Rice Plantation mill on Rice Mill Road and Lewis St,

Hartwell, Georgia Hartwell is a city in Hart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,469 at the 2010 census.