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 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mill Creek is located in Whitfield 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 Whitfield County: Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Bradley (TN) & Hamilton (TN).
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:
- Whitfield 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.
- Crown Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Trickum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Union Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Tunnel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Varnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Adairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Catoosa Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Blue Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Ellie Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Graysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Dafron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Indian Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Fort Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Trion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zula ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berryton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cloudland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyerly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menlo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Rising Fawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Floyd Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Armuchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Gilmer County
- Tails Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Hill City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Resaca Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Soapstick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Oakman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Chatsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Eton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wells ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Sumac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Carters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County
- Ludville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Villanow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Rock Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaFayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Martindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Chickamauga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Lytle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Mineral Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- South Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- East Brainerd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Howardville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Ryall Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Apison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Auburn Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Collegedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brainerd Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- East Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milbro Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Ooltewah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Ball Play
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
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.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Lewallen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Callaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37668 <2>
- Whitfield Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Rocky Face Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 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.
- Phelps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Trickum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Villanow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Face
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Crow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tunnel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Cedar Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Fillmore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
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 32 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 17 miles [27.4 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 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Whitfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Mill Creek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |