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 (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. 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 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 is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Hickman, Mississippi (MO), New Madrid (MO), Lake (TN) & Obion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Miller. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miller:
- Fulton County (The home county of Miller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bardwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graves County
- Water Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Fulgham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Bogota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Meacham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Churchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Newbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson County (TN)
- Tilghman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- New Markham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Tiptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Ridgely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Samburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hornbeak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Obion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Rives
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Pierce Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McConnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Kenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Weakley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller, see our County-by-County Page for Miller.
Cemeteries Near Miller ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Crescent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckelew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madrid Bend Families Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cronanville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Free Will Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fremont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Hubbard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Miller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miller.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Bessie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bessie is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Samburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Protemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Protemus is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornbeak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Elbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elbridge is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miller. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miller.
Newspapers Published in Miller ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller.
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 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 Miller:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Lake County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |