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 Millwood (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 Millwood. 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 and doctors 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.
Millwood is located in Leavenworth County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Millwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millwood:
- Leavenworth County (The home county of Millwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lowemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarbalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Bain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Hoge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Basehor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Port Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Oak Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Atchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Effingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Everest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Doniphan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Brenner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Purcell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Bendena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Denton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Moray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Severance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Wathena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Lecompton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Eudora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Noria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Larkinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Denison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whiting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nortonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- McLouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
- Lake Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Half Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Lakeside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Ozawkie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Wilder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- De Soto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Clearview City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Lake Quivira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Shawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Wallula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Faucett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Agency
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Nashua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Clinton County (MO)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sugar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stillings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- West Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Woodruff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Farley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Tracy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camden Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dearborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millwood, see our County-by-County Page for Millwood.
Cemeteries Near Millwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millwood.
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 Millwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Langley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph of the Valley Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961919 <2>
- Van Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Sacks Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Gillin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millwood had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Lowemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Port Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Kickapoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Oak Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Dalbey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dalbey is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
- Hawthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sugar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millwood.
Newspapers Published in Millwood ...
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 199 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millwood, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millwood.
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 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 Millwood:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Douglas County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Platte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Millwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |