Rural - Hurdle Mills

CAREY-PARKER CEMETERY

The Carey (also spelled Cary) Cemetery is located in rural Hurdle Mills, in Cedar Grove Township in Orange County, North Carolina, about 3,000 feet south of the Person County line. It’s a rarely visited cemetery, as it’s off the beaten path and on private property; also, the property it’s on is overgrown, but not so overgrown that the cemetery isn...

Dilapidated white church building

2502 HURDLE MILLS RD / Five Forks Baptist CHURCH

04.01.2012 (S. Kueber) Aerial photo, view north west, 1965 The Five Forks Baptist Church converted an agricultural outbuilding into this church, beginning circa 1952. They moved to a new building in 1966, and the property reverted back to the Crabtree family, as per their deed agreement (see OC Deed Book 143, Page 362), provision below. 04.01.2012...

Laws house, 1977

James Laws House

1972 (photo by the NC Division of Archives and History Survey and Planning Branch) James Laws, Jr. initially purchased the property in September 1878. Beginning in December 1881, there was a post office in the nearby store operated by Laws. He was a farmer in addition to operating the store. The north-south road (present-day Wilkerson/Wheeler's...

7403 Nc 86

07.23.2016 (G. Kueber) 1965 aerial photo excerpt

6204 Walnut Grove Church Rd.

Built in the 1950s. Previously known as the Peggy Berry Oakley Store. Was later Oakley's Drapery Outlet. View north, 1965 aerial photo excerpt View north, March 2023 (Google Streetview)

9731 Tapp Rd. / Tapp House

The original/rear of the structurew is a circa 1870 log house. Circa 1910 the "surprisingly stylish" front two-story section was built. View east, 1985 View north east, 1987

Crabtree Store No. 2 / Crabtree's Store

Crabtree Store No. 2 (where is/was No. 1? It might have been this place) was built circa 1931. View north east, 1965 View east, 2024 (via Google Streetview)

Hurdle Mills Rd. / General Store

This (former) general store/gas station was built circa 1930. The road (Hurdle Mills Road) was once the "high road" (the new and improved road) to Roxboro from Hillsboro. This might have been called "Crabtree's Store" at one time. View north, 8.24.2021 (photo by S. Rankin) View north west, 8.24.2021 (photo by S. Rankin)

Laws' Store

Laws' Store (a.k.a. Laws' Crossroads) was located in north-eastern Cedar Grove Township, almost on the Person County line. It was named for James Laws, Jr.'s general store on the Hillsboro to Gordonton/Leasburg Road (at the intersection of present-day Wilkerson/Wheeler's Church Road and Hurdle Mills Road). Laws' post office and store, 1891 Tate map...

Fletcher Hughes House

Orange County site OR726 Need a "Hester Road" added...