Randleman, North Carolina
| Randleman, North Carolina | |
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| City | |
 Location of Randleman, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 35°48′56″N 79°48′16″W / 35.81556°N 79.80444°WCoordinates: 35°48′56″N 79°48′16″W / 35.81556°N 79.80444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.6 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,113 |
| • Density | 1,142.5/sq mi (442.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 27317 |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| FIPS code | 37-55080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022145 |
Randleman is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,113 at the 2010 census. It is the home of NASCAR's Petty family, the Victory Junction Gang Camp and the location of the Richard Petty Museum from 2003-2014.
Randleman is located at 35°48′56″N 79°48′16″W / 35.81556°N 79.80444°W (35.815464, -79.804546).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.83%) is water.
The town was originally named Dicks for a Rick Dicks who built a mill there around 1830. Later, a cotton mill was built in Dicks, and the town was renamed Union Factory. Randleman was the next name chosen, in 1866. The town's namesake was John B. Randleman, a mill owner. The town was incorporated as Randleman Mills in 1880; the name was later changed to Randleman. The Town of Randleman History at this website [1] Says the Town Of Randleman was Named after John Banner Randleman in 1880.
"In 1880 the General Assembly at Raleigh granted paper of incorporation to the City of Randleman, named for John Banner Randleman. When the town of Randleman Mills was created and incorporated a town. John H. Ferree, James E. Walker, James O. Pickard, Romulus R. Ross, Addison W. Vickery, created a body politic under the style of Commissioners of the Town of Randleman Mills."
The small town thrived, and by 1890 was the largest town in Randolph County. The coming of the High Point, Randleman, Asheboro, and Southern Railroad in 1889 had greatly facilitated the growth, because roads were not good, and the railroad assured the town of quicker handling of freight. During this time three more mills came into being Randleman Hosiery Mills, Plaidville Mills, and Marie Antoinette, Randleman Hosiery was the first hosiery mill in Randolph County.
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