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Welcome to Millview ...

Millview is located in Escambia County<1>.


The location of Millview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Millview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Millview is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Millview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Millview: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Millview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Millview - they are located in Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millview.

Communities near Millview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Millview.

  • Pensacola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Foley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Foley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <5>
  • Gulf Breeze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Orange Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
    • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <5>
  • Elberta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Elberta is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <5>
  • Perdido Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
    • Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Lillian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
    • Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • West Pensacola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
    • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
  • Warrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
    • Warrington is located in Escambia County
  • Tristan Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
    • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Millview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millview. See our Newspapers Page for Millview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millview ...

Looking for more information about Millview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Millview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millview.

Adding Millview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Millview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Millview post office opened in 1872.

We also found Millview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millview.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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