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 Millport (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 Millport. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Millport is located in Lamar County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Fayette, Marion, Pickens, Lowndes (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Millport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millport:
- Lamar County (The home county of Millport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Fernbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hightogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Belk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kirkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Rossland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bankston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Guin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Coal Fire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ethelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stansel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Gordo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Pickensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Echola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Elrod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Samantha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Clay County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kolola Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Greenwood Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Noxubee County (MS)
- Ravine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millport, see our County-by-County Page for Millport.
Cemeteries Near Millport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millport.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Millport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eatman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Payne Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorroh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millport had a population of 244 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Millport had a population of 970 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Fernbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Kingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hightogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Coal Fire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Steens is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Molloy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Covin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millport.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Millport ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Millport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Millport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Millport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Millport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Millport:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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 Millport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |