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watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

s in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Working mills

;Alabama * Chandlers Mill, 45ft working water wheel & Gristmill, built 1860 Centre, Alabama * Kymulga Mill,

Childersburg Childersburg is a city in Talladega County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was incorporated in 1889. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,754. It has a history dating back before 1540, when it was noted as a village of the Coosa Nation vi ...

;Arkansas *

War Eagle Mill War Eagle Mill is a working gristmill in Benton County, Arkansas. A mill has been located on the site as early as 1832, but was destroyed three times, and last rebuilt in 1973. The mill currently operates as an undershot gristmill, and houses a ...

Rogers Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) *Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated community ...

, built 1832 and still in operation commercially as an undershot grist mill ;California *

Bale Grist Mill Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park is a California state park located in Napa County between St. Helena and Calistoga. The park is the site of a water-powered grist mill that was built in 1846 is one of only two water-driven mills remaining west ...

, Napa ;Connecticut * Main Sawmill, Ledyard,

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

Winthrop Mill The Winthrop Mill (also known as the Old Town Mill) is a historic mill building on Mill Street in New London, Connecticut. It is a grist mill located astride Briggs Brook between bridges carrying the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 9 ...

New London New London may refer to: Places United States *New London, Alabama *New London, Connecticut *New London, Indiana *New London, Iowa * New London, Maryland *New London, Minnesota *New London, Missouri *New London, New Hampshire, a New England town * ...

, built circa 1650 ;Georgia *

Historic mills of the Atlanta area There were several historic 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 of many ...

* Old Mill at

Berry College Berry College is a private liberal arts college 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 pri ...

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

* 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. History Helen was platted in 1912, and named after the daughter of a lumber official. The town was incorp ...

;Illinois * Franklin Creek Grist Mill,

Franklin Creek State Natural Area Franklin Creek State Natural Area is an Illinois state park on in Lee County, Illinois, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily ...

Franklin Grove, Illinois Franklin Grove is a village in 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 grove near the town site ...

Graue Mill The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois (the other is the Franklin Creek Grist Mill). It is located on Salt Creek in Oak Bro ...

and Museum, Oak Brook ;Indiana *

Beck's Mill Beck's Mill is a historic gristmill in Washington County, Indiana, in the United States. It is seven miles (11 km) southwest of Salem. It was built in 1808, rebuilt in 1864 after a fire, one year after John Hunt Morgan demanded ransom for e ...

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

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

. 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 to the south of Bloomington, about east of the city of Mitchell on Indiana Highway 60. It contains a settler's village, the Gus Grissom Memorial (with the ac ...

Mitchell Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territo ...

* 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, located in Mill Springs, Kentucky. 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. ;Maine * Bog Mill,

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

* Dexter Grist Mill,

Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...

, built in 1854 *

Maine Forest & Logging Museum The Maine Forest and Logging Museum is a non-profit historical museum located in Bradley, Maine. It was founded in 1960 to preserve the history of forestry and logging in the state. Leonard's Mills is the centerpiece of the 1790s living history sit ...

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 Paten ...

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

Harrison, Maine Harrison is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,447 at the 2020 census. A historic resort area, Harrison straddles Long Lake and Crystal Lake. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, ...

is working on reconstructing an up-and-down sawmill. ;Maryland *

Wye Mill The Wye Mill is the oldest continuously operated grist mill in the United States, located at Wye Mills, Maryland, Wye Mills, Queen Anne's County and Talbot County, Maryland, United States. It is the earliest industrial site on the Eastern Shore of ...

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 building steam engines and an advoca ...

. The Oliver Evans process equipment is still in use at the Wye Mill. Open mid-April to mid-November. www.oldwyemill.org ;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 and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

, built in 1969 on site of 1636 grist mill * Old Schwamb Mill, Arlington, built in 1861 with operations on the site dating to 1684 * Old Stockbridge Grist Mill,

Scituate Scituate is the name of some communities in New England in the United States: *Brunswick, Maine, formerly named Scituate *Scituate, Massachusetts, a New England town **Scituate (CDP), Massachusetts, an area in the town of Scituate *Scituate, Rhode ...

, built ca. 1650 * Sturbridge Village grist mill,

Sturbridge Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques. The population was 9,867 at the 2020 census, with more ...

, 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,

Sudbury Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes) ** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal e ...

, built 1929 by

Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that mi ...

;Michigan * Pears Mill,

Buchanan Buchanan may refer to: People * Buchanan (surname) Places Africa * Buchanan, Liberia, a large coastal town Antarctica * Buchanan Point, Laurie Island Australia * Buchanan, New South Wales * Buchanan, Northern Territory, a locality * Buchanan ...

;Minnesota *

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

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

Caledonia Caledonia (; ) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Great Britain () that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland. Today, it is used as a romantic or poetic name for all ...

, built in 1876 ;Mississippi * Sciple's Water Mill in

Kemper County Kemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,456. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part ...

, 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 Sycamore is an unincorporated community in eastern Ozark County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 181, approximately fourteen miles northeast of Gainesville. The old townsite is located on a ridge on the ...

Ozark County Ozark County is a county located 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 th ...

* 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 largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...

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

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

;New York * Mill Dam Bridge (

tide mill A tide mill is a water mill driven by tidal rise and fall. A dam with a sluice is created across a suitable tidal inlet, or a section of river estuary is made into a reservoir. As the tide comes in, it enters the mill pond through a one-way gate ...

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

Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's House Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's House, also known as Treman House and Mill, is a historic grist mill and former millowner's residence located at Robert H. Treman State Park near Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. The mill is a -story frame str ...

Enfield Enfield may refer to: Places Australia * Enfield, New South Wales * Enfield, South Australia ** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb ** Enfield High School (South Australia) ...

Water Mill (Water Mill, New York) Water Mill is a historic watermill located at Water Mill, New York, 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 building sections. There is a 2-story, squ ...

* Mills at Green Hole, Claverack 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 Camp Mill, Brevard, Transylvania County * Linneys Mill, Alexander County, 1902 * Mingus Mill,

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* 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 West Point Mill is a reproduction of the historic gristmill on the Eno River in north Durham, North Carolina. The mill and other historic structures are preserved in the West Point on the Eno West Point on the Eno is a city park and historica ...

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

* Yates Mill,

Wake County Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...

;Ohio * Lantermans Mill

Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, Mahoning County. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of ...

http://www.millcreekmetroparks.org/visit/places/mill-creek-park/lantermans-mill/ *

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. ''Dic ...

* Clifton Mill,

Clifton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) *Clifton (given name) Places Australia * Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton *Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong *Clifton, Western Australia Canada *Clifton, Nova Scotia ...

, one of the oldest grist mills still in operation * Indian Mill,

Upper Sandusky Upper Sandusky is a city and the county seat of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States, along the upper Sandusky River, which flows north to Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie. The city is approximately 59 mi (96 km) south of Toledo and 62 mi ...

;Oregon * Thompson's Mills, Shedd, OR, 1858, on the Calapooia River, now an Oregon State Heritage Site, Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site * Butte Creek Mill, Eagle Point, OR, 1872, Little Butte Creek ;Pennsylvania * Bohrmans Mill, near Orwigsburg * The Mill at Anselma (Lightfoot Mill),

Chester Springs Chester Springs is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is centered on West Pikeland Township, and extends into Charlestown Township, Upper Uwchlan Township, Wallace Township, East Nantmeal Township, ...

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 was built in 1704 by Nathaniel and Mary Newlin and operated commercially until 19 ...

, Concordville * 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 is New Castle. Lawrence County comprises the entire New Castle, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

;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, US. Gilbert Stuart was born on December 3, 1755, in the colonial-era house located on the property, becoming 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. Saunderstown has its own post office with the ZIP Code of 02874, which also includes a sma ...

, 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. Today Cades Cove, the single most popular destinati ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an American national park in the southeastern United States, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, whi ...

* Falls Mill, Belvidere
has a bed and breakfast plus museum
*

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, the mill complex currently consists of a millhouse, breastshot whee ...

Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 6,343. Situated just 5 miles (8 km) north of Great Smoky Mountains National Par ...

* 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 4,185 at the 2010 census, up from 2,963 at the 2000 census. History Berryville was founded at the intersection of the Winche ...

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

, 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. Th ...

. * 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 Vern ...

Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on ...

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 w ...

Raphine The Raphinae are a clade of extinct flightless birds formerly called didines or didine birds. They inhabited the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, but became extinct through hunting by humans and predation by introduced non-native ...

;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 United States federal government's official list ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

;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 B ...

Babcock State Park 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 B ...

, Fayette County ;Wisconsin * Beckman Mill,

Newark, Wisconsin Newark is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Newark is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ar ...

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 repl ...

Cedarburg Cedarburg is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located about north of Milwaukee and in close proximity to Interstate 43, it is a suburban community in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The city incorporated in 1885, and at th ...

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. ...

Extant non-operational mills

Forbes Mill Forbes Mill is a now-defunct flour mill originally built in 1854 located in Los Gatos, California, which served as the History Museum of Los Gatos after having been saved from destruction in 1982. The museum closed in 2014, and its collections are ...

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

Pillsbury A Mill The Pillsbury A-Mill is a former flour mill located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the world's largest flour mill for 40 years. and Completed in 1881, it was owned by the Pillsbury Company and op ...

, Minneapolis, Minnesota * Terrace Mill, Terrace, Minnesota * Wolf Creek Grist Mill, Loudonville, Ohio * Price's Mill, 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 * Thomas Mill, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania * 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 Reprin ...

, Washington, D.C. * Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill, Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Ruined, remnant, or partially preserved gristmills

Boshell's Mill Boshell's Mill is the historic site of a gristmill and sawmill on Lost Creek near Townley in rural Walker County, Alabama. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It was recorded by the Historic American Engineeri ...

Townley, Alabama Townley is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. It was formerly an incorporated town from 1895 until the 1920s. Townley has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, Boshell's Mill. Demographics Townl ...

* Gurleyville Grist Mill and Gurley-Mason Mill,

Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 25,892 at the 2020 census. Pequot and Mohegan people lived in this region for centuries before the arrival of English settler-immigrants in the late 17th cent ...

* Cooch-Dayett Mills,

Newark, Delaware Newark ( )Not as in Newark, New Jersey. is a small city in New Castle County, Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located west-southwest of Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington. According to the 2010 United States Census, ...

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. http://www.bellavistaranch.net/suisun_history/dingley_mill-dingler.html * 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 Salisb ...

* 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, United States. The population was 6,064 in the 2020 census, an increase from 6,014 in 2000. History Independence was founded in 1847 near the center of present-day Buch ...

; owned by the Buchanan County Historical Society * Matthews Mill, Union, ME. Built circa 1850, now an endangered local landmark *

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.S ...

Dundas, Minnesota Dundas is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,367 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Dundas is bordered by the city of Northfield, Minnesota, Northfield. United States Army Majo ...

* Marine Mill,

Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota Marine on St. Croix is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 689 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1839 as Marine Mills. The city was the site of the first commercial sawmill on the St. Croix River. A ...

, operated 1839–1895, ruins preserved in a park *

Mill Ruins Park Mill Ruins Park is a park in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, standing on the west side of Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River and running from 3rd Ave. S. to about 9th Ave. S. The park interprets the history of gristmill, ...

Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

* Ramsey Mill,

Hastings, Minnesota Hastings is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota. It is near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Croix River (Wisconsin-M ...

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

Greer, Missouri Greer is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Greer lies on Missouri Route 19 between Alton to the south-southwest and Winona to the north.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, 1998, Delorme p.65 Route 19 crosses th ...

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

Salem, Missouri Salem is the county seat of Dent County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,608 at the 2020 census, which allows Salem to become a Class 3 city in Missouri; however, the city has chosen to remain a Class 4 city under Missouri Revise ...

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, New Jersey, United States. 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. As of the ...

* Elkin Creek Mill,

Elkin, North Carolina Elkin is a town in Surry and 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. The population was 4,083 at the 2020 census. Geography Elkin is ...

* Emlenton Mill,

Venango County, Pennsylvania Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. Venango County comprises the Oil City, ...

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 r ...

, 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 mai ...

, 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. The city is the county seat of Hart County. History Hartwell was founded in 1854 as seat of the newly formed Hart County. It was incorporated ...

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Watermills A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

Working mills

Extant non-operational mills

Ruined, remnant, or partially preserved gristmills

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