A visit to the Millwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Millwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Millwood Cemetery:
32.2246, -88.0484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Millwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Millwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Millwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Millwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Millwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
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- Clover Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Black Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Black Bluff Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bluff Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Millwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Millwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pennington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Tompkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Lavaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Myrtlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Jachin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Half Acre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Millwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Millwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Millwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Millwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122854 (Millwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122854 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennington
- Location given for Millwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2245883 Lon: -88.0483509
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |