Nottatown is a quiet farming town, and visitors are always welcome. The town covers about 0.6 square miles and can be walked in an afternoon. The best time to come is the third Saturday of October for the Cat Worship Festival.
Town Landmarks
| Landmark | Built | About |
|---|---|---|
| Nott Granary | 1852 | The granary the cats saved in the Rat Winter. Restored in 2011. The center of the festival. |
| Nottatown Grange Hall | 1911 | Hosts town meetings and the Harvest Supper. |
| Hogan’s Branch Meeting House | 1834 | Methodist church. Holds services once a month. |
| The Great Saucer | 1901 | A six-foot cast-iron milk saucer on the town green. |
| Nott Family Cemetery | — | Holds Ezekiel Nott’s grave and a 1905 stone honoring the granary cats. |
| Nott’s Mill foundations | 1789 | The stone foundations of Nott’s Mill still stand beside Hogan’s Branch. |
Getting Here
Nottatown is in Caswell County, in the northern Piedmont of North Carolina near the Virginia line. The center of town is where Nott’s Mill Road meets Old Granary Road. Nearby towns include Yanceyville, Milton, Leasburg, Semora, Prospect Hill, Roxboro, and Reidsville, and Danville, Virginia, is just across the state line.
Cell service can be spotty in the country, so look over your route before you leave.
Visitor Tips
- Please respect private farmland and stay off planted fields.
- Slow down for tractors and farm equipment on Nott’s Mill Road and Old Granary Road.
- The Hogan’s Branch Meeting House holds services once a month. Visitors are welcome.
- On festival day, admission is free and volunteers direct parking.