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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 Millport (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 Millport. 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 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.

Millport is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Millport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Kossuth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Little York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Campbellsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smedley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Harristown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Harristown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Saltillo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • South Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Boston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
    • Claysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Claysville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
    • Livonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Bartle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bartle is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ogilville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
    • Bethel Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Stony Lonesome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
    • Elizabethtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Becks Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Becks Grove is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
    • Story
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Story is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Pikes Peak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
    • Mount Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
    • Gnaw Bone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Underwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Underwood is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
    • Borden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Providence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • New Providence is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
    • Henryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Broom Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Broom Hill is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Marysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Marysville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nabb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nabb is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
    • Starlight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennettsville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
    • Otisco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Otisco is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
  • Crawford County
    • Marengo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Greenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Galena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bradford is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Depauw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Depauw is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Vallonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Medora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Medora is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Brownstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dudleytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
    • New Elizabethtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
    • Retreat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Retreat is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Crothersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Freetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kurtz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kurtz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
    • Cortland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cortland is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
    • Norman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spraytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Deputy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kent is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jennings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Paris Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
    • Hayden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hayden is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Commiskey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Queensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Queensville is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
    • Scipio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scipio is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • North Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Fort Ritner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
    • Leesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Bono
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Tunnelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
    • Stonington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Stonington is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Zelma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zelma is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
    • Lawrenceport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Crawford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Crawford is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Spring Mill Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
    • Heltonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Harrodsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Smithville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Leipsic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Leipsic is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
    • Bromer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
    • Mahan Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
    • Orleans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Trotter Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
    • Chambersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chambersburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
    • Paoli
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Abydel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Abydel is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
    • Youngs Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
    • Prospect
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Prospect is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • West Baden Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
    • Austin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Marshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Marshfield is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Scottsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Albion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Albion is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Goshen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Blocher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Blocher is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Millport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millport.

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

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

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

  • Harrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Empson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Collett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Weston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pollock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Covenanter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peugh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sturgeon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Waskom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millport had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kossuth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kossuth is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Vallonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Medora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Rush Creek Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
  • Sparksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sparksville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
  • Tampico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tampico is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
  • Brownstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ewing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ewing is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Hitchcock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hitchcock is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Fort Ritner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Canton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Campbellsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Smedley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Little York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people

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

Newspapers Published in Millport ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millport, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millport.

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 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 Millport:

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>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 Millport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Millport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.