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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 Millerville (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 Millerville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Millerville is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.

Below are the counties that are near Millerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millerville:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Millerville)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Chinnabee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinnabee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
      • Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
    • Friendship
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bynum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Eastaboga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastaboga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastaboga
      • Eastaboga is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastaboga <1>
    • Hobson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
      • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Abanda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Red Level
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Milltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Milltown is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milltown
      • From Millerville to Milltown
    • Clackville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Penton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Abel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
      • Abel is located in Cleburne County
    • Hollis Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Micaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Micaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
      • Micaville is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Micaville
      • From Millerville to Micaville
  • Coosa County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Almond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • Ofelia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ofelia
      • From Millerville to Ofelia
    • Malone Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
      • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
    • Christiana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
    • Forester Chapel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wedowee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Milner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milner
      • From Millerville to Milner
    • Peavy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Millerville to Rockdale
    • Corbin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corbin
      • From Millerville to Corbin
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easonville
      • From Millerville to Easonville
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Chandler Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abihka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
    • Rendalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rendalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
      • Rendalia is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rendalia
      • From Millerville to Rendalia
    • Waldo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Ironaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
      • Ironaton is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironaton
      • From Millerville to Ironaton
    • Oldfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oldfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oldfield
      • From Millerville to Oldfield
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
    • Winterboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
    • Sylacauga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Talladega
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mignon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • McElderry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McElderry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
      • McElderry is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McElderry
      • From Millerville to McElderry
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Hackneyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Goldville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowpens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Site
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Emuckfaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emuckfaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
      • Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Alexander City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <1>
    • Daviston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Truett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
      • Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Truett
      • From Millerville to Truett
    • Matilda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Frog Eye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millerville, see our County-by-County Page for Millerville.

Cemeteries Near Millerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millerville.

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 Millerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.

  • Millerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilsons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gutherie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Poe Bridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Bridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poe Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oaks Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaks Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Millerville had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millerville.

Newspapers Published in Millerville ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millerville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millerville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Millerville:

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Millerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1914, Longitude: -85.9260    
<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>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 Millerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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