This post office may have been moved from Newby's Crossroads, which was located about 1/2 mile east of Laurel Mills.

A group of three workers' houses dating to approximately 1840 features several common 1+1⁄2-story wood-framed houses with stone foundations, while the impressive mill ruins of the Rappahannock Woolen Mills Company represent early 20th-century industrial architecture.

An old, red-frame general store continues to serve the neighborhood, offering groceries and other necessities as well as self-service fuel.

[3] The compact village took advantage of local geographical features, including the Thornton River, which provided water power to run the mill.

This mansion was built in the early 19th century by Major John Roberts, who served in the Revolutionary War and son of the aforementioned William Roberts, and whose family owned much land in the area, particularly on Battle Mountain and Battle Run which are to the east of Laurel Mills.