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 Millers (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 Millers. 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 and hospitals 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.
Millers is located in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County: Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, Saint Francis, DeSoto (MS), Tunica (MS), Shelby (TN) & Tipton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Millers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millers:
- Crittenden County (The home county of Millers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Amanca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Hulbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Edmondson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- West Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Pinckney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Seyppel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Crawfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Parkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Twist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twist is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Levesque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Bledsoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Peters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Brickeys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Birdsong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Denwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Black Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tyronza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Hughes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Widener
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Southhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Walls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lake Cormorant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Horn Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Eudora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Southaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tate County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Arkabutla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- North Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Hunt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Oakville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Parkway Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Capleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Giles Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lucy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Corona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Wilkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millers, see our County-by-County Page for Millers.
Cemeteries Near Millers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millers.
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 Millers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Truevine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crittenden Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Millers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millers, with the one closest to Millers listed first.
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Hulbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pinckney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Lake View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Walls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Almont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Almont is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Gavin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gavin is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavin
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lake Cormorant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopefield is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seyppel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millers.
Newspapers Published in Millers ...
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 208 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millers, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Millers:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Crittenden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Shelby County
- Tipton 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 Millers, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |