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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 Bend (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 Bend. 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 Miller Bend ...

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 Miller Bend: Miller Bnd.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Miller Bend is located in Walton County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walton County: Covington (AL), Geneva (AL), Bay, Holmes, Okaloosa & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Miller Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miller Bend:

  • Walton County     (The home county of Miller Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller Bend, with the one closest to Miller Bend listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Alys Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Inlet Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Grayton Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Seaside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Argyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller Bend, with the one closest to Miller Bend listed first.
    • Laguna Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Southport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Panama City Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Panama City Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynn Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pretty Bayou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Upper Grand Lagoon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
    • Magnolia Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Lower Grand Lagoon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Cedar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Hiland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller Bend, with the one closest to Miller Bend listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Westville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Bonifay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Izagora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller Bend, with the one closest to Miller Bend listed first.
    • Ebro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Millers Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Wausau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Chipley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Miller Bend.

Cemeteries Near Miller Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller Bend.

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 Bend - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miller Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miller Bend, with the one closest to Miller Bend listed first.

  • Ebro Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
    • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <3>
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenhead Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Tiller Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Potter Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deadening Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Miller Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miller Bend.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Miller Bend, with the one closest to Miller Bend listed first.

  • Millers Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Redbay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Knox Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Eucheeanna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ponce de Leon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Portland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Argyle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Caryville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Cerrogordo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Union
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Bonifay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chipley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miller Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miller Bend.

Newspapers Published in Miller Bend ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller Bend, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller Bend.

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 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 Bend:

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>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- Miller Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.