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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Millan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Millan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Millan, please Contact Us.
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 Millan (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 Millan. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Millan is historic, it would have been located within present day Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Millan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millan:
- Yell County (The home county of Millan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marvinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petit Jean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Briggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Pontoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Alix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Denning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Garland County
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Piney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Spadra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hartman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Ludwig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Coal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Strawberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- New Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Corley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Sand Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Blue Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Subiaco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morrison Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Carbon City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Fannie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Casa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Adona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- North Dardanelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holla Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Augsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Pottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Center Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Taral
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Little Texas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millan, see our County-by-County Page for Millan.
Cemeteries Near Millan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millan.
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 Millan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Lower Spring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Upper Spring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Abbott Gravesite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sides Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- McBride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Millan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millan, with the one closest to Millan listed first.
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ranger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Chickalah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Marvinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Shark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Rover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waveland is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Briggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millan.
Newspapers Published in Millan ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millan, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Millan:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Franklin County
- Garland County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Millan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Millan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |