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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Miller is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph & Dunklin (MO).
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:
- Greene County (The home county of Miller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Bard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Paragould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Oak Grove Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Finch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Marmaduke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Lafe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Beech Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Light
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Rector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Knobel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Greenway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Nimmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Piggott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Red Onion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Monette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caraway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Bono
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Sedgwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- College City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Walnut Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Arkmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Leachville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Manila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Stark City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Carroll's Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- West Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Athelstan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Gosnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Victoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Rivervale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Trumann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Lepanto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- O'Kean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Red Onion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Cardwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arkmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arbyrd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Hornersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Senath
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Cotton Plant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Caruth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Rives
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kennett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- Gobler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller, see our County-by-County Page for Miller.
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.
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 Miller - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parsons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pruets Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Cane Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parsell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
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.
- Macey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macey is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Cockrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Paragould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halliday is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Finch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Mangrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mangrum is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangrum
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marmaduke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Nettleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
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.
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 59 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. 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 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 Miller:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Lawrence County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Randolph County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot 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 Miller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Miller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |