The Pine Creek Mill

The Pine Creek Mill in Floyd, VA is located on Sandy Flats Road just a few hundred feet North of  Shooting Creek Road. It was restored by Phil Gettel, who died in late 2005 leaving the mill to his first wife and daughter.

I first discovered this mill through a phone call from a member of SPOOM, the Society for the Preservation Of Old Mills. He was visiting Floyd specifically to see the old mills in the county and he could not find anyone who knew where the mill was. I Googled Pine Creek Mill and located some old photos and sketchy directions to the site.

I drove to the site and took enough pictures so that you can see construction details and the current state of repair. The mill was restored by Phil Gettel, who died in late 2005 leaving the mill to his daughter, Sara Gettel. I understand that Sara is trying to find a way to keep the mill in fully restored condition. Although it looks well cared for, it has lost a few clapboards on the South side of the building.

All images of the mill can be found in the Pine Creek Mill photo album on the right sidebar. The images have been reduced in size for high speed downloading. If you want high resolution images or photographs, send me an email.

Other images of the mill taken by others:

Mill photo by Janet Hill.

More pictures by Ruth C. Taylor in 2004.

A photo by taken by Dan Gutierez in 2005.