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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Mill Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Mill Creek is located in Pope County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Pope County (The home county of Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Taral
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Augsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Bernice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Pottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Pontoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Solgohachia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Franklin County
- Alix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Lamar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Spadra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Strawberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Lone Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Hartman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ozone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Delaware
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Casa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Cotton Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Ola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Birta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Havana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.
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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Booher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ball Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- London Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Pledger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stinnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mill Creek had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Delaware
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Mount Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Dardanelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Chickalah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lutherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.
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 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Perry County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |