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 Millwood (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 Millwood. 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 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.
Millwood is located in Little River County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Little River County: Hempstead, Howard, Miller, Sevier, McCurtain (OK) & Bowie (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Millwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millwood:
- Little River County (The home county of Millwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Yarborough Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarborough Landing
- Yarborough Landing is located in Little River County
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ashdown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
- Ashdown is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <2>
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- Alleene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Winthrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <2>
- Foreman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
- Foreman is located in Little River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <2>
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- McNab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Sheppard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Clow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow
- Clow is located in Hempstead County
- Ozan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Oakhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
- Doyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - McCaskill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Perrytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Tollette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
- Buck Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Blue Bayou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bayou
- Blue Bayou is located in Howard County
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Howard County
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Dierks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
- Dierks is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <2>
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Rondo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Texarkana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
- Texarkana is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <2>
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Fouke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Fouke is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <2>
- Nevada County
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Pike County
- Kimberley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Kimberley is located in Pike County
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Paraloma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraloma
- Paraloma is located in Sevier County
- Ben Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>
- Lockesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Norwoodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwoodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Norwoodville is located in Sevier County
- Horatio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Horatio is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <2>
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Texarkana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
- Texarkana is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <2>
- Red Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Nash
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
- Redbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Redbank is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Wake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
- Wake Village is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <2>
- Victory City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Hooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
- Hooks is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <2>
- Redwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Redwater is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <2>
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Cass County (TX)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millwood, see our County-by-County Page for Millwood.
Newspapers Published in Millwood ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millwood, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Millwood:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Little River County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hempstead County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Howard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miller County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nevada County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sevier County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bowie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hempstead County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Little River County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Little River County
Cemeteries Near Millwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millwood.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Dowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowden Cemetery
- Newsom Cometery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsom Cometery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsom Cometery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Peytonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peytonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peytonville Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Hominy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hominy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hominy Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Cemetery
- Ashdown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashdown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52872 <4>
- High Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
- Brownstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownstown Cemetery
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Rhodes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
- Paup Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55614 <4>
- Fulton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Millwood had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Peytonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonville
- Peytonville is located in Little River County
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Rankin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Homan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Sevier County
- Allbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Tollette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Mandeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Mandeville is located in Miller County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ben Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <2>
- Buck Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Range
- Buck Range is located in Howard County
- Sheppard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ben Lomond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Millwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6768, Longitude: -93.9875 In this case, the coordinates for Millwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Millwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |