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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mill Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mill Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek ...
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 Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mill Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Bulloch County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Bulloch County (The home county of Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Leefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Brooklet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olde Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Eagle Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Statesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Stilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Register
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Statesborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Portal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ellabell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Metter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Chatham County
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Guyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Two Sisters Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Meldrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rincon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Exley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Scarboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Emmalane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Thrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Millen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cooperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Captolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Newington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Hilltonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Manassas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <2>
- Collins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Hampton County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Garnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.
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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bulloch Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth - Leefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brooklet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clito Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Emit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Clito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Halcyondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Cameron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Jimps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jimps is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
- Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Blitch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blitch is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Captolo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Tusculum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tusculum is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Statesborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...
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 Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bulloch County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Candler County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Emanuel County
- Evans County
- Jenkins County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Hampton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Mill Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |