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 Academy (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 Academy. 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 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.
Miller Academy is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Miller Academy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miller Academy:
- Carroll County (The home county of Miller Academy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Bowdon Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Driskolls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tyus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bartow County
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Macland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Sargent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Villa Rica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Ephesus Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Hannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Springwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeland Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Blair Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Lithia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- Brice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Corn Creek Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Palmetto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Tell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Bremen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Budapest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Buchanan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Roosterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Centralhatchee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Yates Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hanlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Braswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Country Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Grady ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Aragon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Dailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cherokee County (AL)
- Tecumseh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muscadine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ranburne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ai
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Fruithurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Borden Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Heflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grantley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Micaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Graham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Milner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller Academy, see our County-by-County Page for Miller Academy.
Cemeteries Near Miller Academy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller Academy.
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 Academy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miller Academy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (465 more) ...
- The Church At Carrollton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McMullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Miller Academy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miller Academy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miller Academy, with the one closest to Miller Academy listed first.
- Mandeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Bremen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burwell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Lang ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lang is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Draketown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miller Academy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miller Academy.
Newspapers Published in Miller Academy ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller Academy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller Academy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller Academy.
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 Miller Academy:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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 Miller Academy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Miller Academy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |