Near Como in Hertford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mill Neck School

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

1. Mill Neck School Marker

National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Inscription.
Mill Neck School, which operated 1927-1959, was funded with a grant established by Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington. Their initial funds as well as additional contributions from African American families and private and county funds sought to build a school that would provide African American communities with improved education.

National Register of Historic Places January 5, 2018

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 36° 30.758′ N, 76° 59.292′ W. Marker is near Como, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is at the intersection of 258 and Mill Neck Road, on the right when traveling east on 258. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Mill Neck Rd, Como NC 27818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard.

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Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richard Gatling (approx. 3.2 miles away); African American Education (approx. 7.1 miles away); Murfrees Landing (approx. 7.2 miles away); Potecasi Creek (approx. 7.3 miles away); Ruffin Brothers Grocery (approx. 7.4 miles away); Indian Queen Inn (approx. 7.6 miles away); Lafayette (approx. 7.6 miles away); Conjure Doctor (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Como.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Richard J. Gatling (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Saving History at Mill Neck–Remembering a Rosenwald School. NC Miscellany website entry (Submitted on November 18, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Mill Neck School image. Click for full size.

via NC Miscellany, 1950s

2. Mill Neck School

Mill Neck School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

3. Mill Neck School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.