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 Millerstown (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 Millerstown. 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.
Millerstown is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Millerstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millerstown:
- Grayson County (The home county of Millerstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
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- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Big Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Leitchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Short Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Caneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Highland Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Park City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Hiseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Coral Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Constantine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Horn Back Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Buras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Custer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falls-of-Rough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Dean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Whittinghill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Jetson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Welch's Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Stockholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Bee Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Mammoth Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sweeden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Lindseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Sunfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Rhoda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Roundhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Rocky Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Gabe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Summersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Spurrier
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- White Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Eastview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
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- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Star Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Star Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Nolin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nolin is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Cub Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonnieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Hammonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Logsdon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
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- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Hart County
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- Canmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hardyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hodgenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- White City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Gleanings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gleanings is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleanings
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Flaherty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Maples Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Metcalfe County
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Howardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howardstown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardstown
- Stiles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Mac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mac is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
- Maple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Smiths Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millerstown, see our County-by-County Page for Millerstown.
Cemeteries Near Millerstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millerstown.
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 Millerstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millerstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Wooden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carbytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Copelin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brackett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brashear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Bland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Ignatius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millerstown had a population of 133 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millerstown, with the one closest to Millerstown listed first.
- Wheelers Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Horntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Lines Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Priceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Wax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- White Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- West Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Dogcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millerstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millerstown.
Newspapers Published in Millerstown ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millerstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millerstown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millerstown.
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 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 Millerstown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Green County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Metcalfe County
- Nelson County
- Taylor County
- Warren 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 Millerstown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millerstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |