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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 Millhousen (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 Millhousen. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Millhousen is located in Decatur County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Decatur County: Bartholomew, Franklin, Jennings, Ripley, Rush & Shelby.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Millhousen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millhousen.

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

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

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

  • Cornell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burks Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burks Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rodney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Maurice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Maurice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Maurice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boocher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boocher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boocher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horseshoe Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Zenas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zenas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zenas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mapleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zenas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zenas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zenas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Otter Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Pennington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millhousen had a population of 224 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Millhousen had a population of 130 people.

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

  • Smyrna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smyrna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Smyrna
    • From Millhousen to Smyrna
  • Napoleon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gaynorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaynorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynorsville
    • Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
  • Zenas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harris City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Westport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McCoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • McCoy is located in Decatur County
  • Horace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Decatur County
  • Letts Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Smiths Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
    • Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
  • Harper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harper
    • From Millhousen to Harper
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    • Greensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <2>
    • Holton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>
    • Osgood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Millhousen ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millhousen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millhousen, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millhousen.

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 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 Millhousen:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Millhousen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millhousen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2104, Longitude: -85.4326    
<5>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.
<6>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 Millhousen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.