Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Miller (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Miller. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Miller is located in Marengo County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Miller. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miller:
- Marengo County (The home county of Miller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Dixon's Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Aimwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Half Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Beckleys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Barrons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Lavaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Choctaw City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Jachin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Lisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Red Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Atkeison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Thomasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
- Morvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Nettleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Dickinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Safford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <2>
- Crumptonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Gallion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Prairieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Ellawhite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
- The Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - McDowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Derby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Bellamy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Coatopa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Arrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Brewersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Lamison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Anne Manie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Kimbrough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Pine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Catherine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Gastonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Alberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Millers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Yellow Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lower Peach Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Coy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller, see our County-by-County Page for Miller.
Newspapers Published in Miller ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Miller:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
Cemeteries Near Miller ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Octagon Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooring Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosea Cemetery
- Living Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Living Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Living Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Miller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miller.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Moss ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Octagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Sweet Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Rembert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Aimwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Clayhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hampden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Linden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miller. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miller.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miller. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1565, Longitude: -87.7856 In this case, the coordinates for Miller have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Miller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |