Montgomery County, North Carolina
Mount Gilead Real Estate and Local Guide
Mount Gilead is a small town in Montgomery County near Lake Tillery and the Uwharrie region, close to the Town Creek Indian Mound.
Living in Mount Gilead
Adjacent to Town Creek Indian Mound, the only National Historic Landmark in North Carolina commemorating American Indian culture. Source: historicsites.nc.gov
Homes in Mount Gilead
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Mount Gilead home
Town Creek Indian Mound
State historic site preserving a reconstructed Pee Dee ceremonial center about 5 miles southeast
Mount Gilead Downtown Historic District
Downtown district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Mount Gilead Museum
Local history museum in a restored Victorian home once owned by the McAulay family
Lake Tillery
Pee Dee River reservoir with public boat access at the Swift Island and Lilly's Bridge landings
Mount Gilead Community Garden
Community garden home to a NASA Artemis I "moon tree" loblolly pine planted in 2024