Mill Details

Topaz Grist Mill

Douglas Co. | Missouri | USA
Known Dates: u/k
Township: n/a
Watersource: Spring fed trib. of N. Fork White River
Location / Directions

Topaz Grist Mill

SR 181 south of Cabool,take a right onto SR 76,Then a left onto route "E". "E" is a good summer dirt road but can be muddy and slippery in inclement weather. Continue on "E" for about 4 miles to mill.`

Verse for Thought
"Come closer and listen! I have never kept secret the things I have said, and I was here before time began."
({Isaiah 48:16 CEV})
Topaz Grist Mill
Jim Miller 04/1993

Frame 15'x25' stone foundationed mill 2.5 stories tall. Crystal clear spring water powers the turbine roller mill which is situated in a pleasant wooded valley. A little hamlet of two houses, a general store and the mill make up the community. The area is private property and visitors are "semi-welcome". Pictures can be taken from the road but visitors should respect the property rights of the owners.

Topaz Grist Mill
Jim Miller 04/1993

Some of the store is visible left side of pic. Headrace is in tip-top condition directing the spring flow into the turbine behind the mill. The shaft from the turbine protrudes upward into the gearhouse where the direction of power is tranferred horizontally into the mill to be used to power mill equipment.

Topaz Grist Mill
Jim Miller 04/1993

The road that is in front of the mill is county route "E". Redbud tree is just beginning to bloom along the headrace. Best photo oportunity is likely AM. In 2005, the mill was owned by Joe O'Neal. He is very proud of his mill and will gladly show it to anyone who asks permission to be on his property. These photos were taken from the county road.

Topaz Grist Mill
Vickie Meador

Taken 11/9/2017

 
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