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 Millerton (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 Millerton. 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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Claiborne Parish: Columbia (AR), Union (AR), Bienville, Lincoln, Union & Webster.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Millerton. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millerton:
- Claiborne Parish (The home parish of Millerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Dykesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Arizona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Darley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Bossier Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Ivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Plain Dealing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Shongaloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Columbia County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Western
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Village is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- McNeil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <1>
- Lafayette County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- McKamie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Walnut Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Stamps
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stamps is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <1>
- Gin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Kress City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Ouachita County (AR)
- Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Mount Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millerton, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Millerton.
Cemeteries Near Millerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millerton.
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 Millerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Hall African-American Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shongaloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shongaloo Cemetery
- The Old Shongaloo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shongallo Cemetery
- Old Shongaloo Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979623 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Old Haynesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Traylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Millerton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Dykesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shongaloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Brister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brister is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sarepta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Cotton Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millerton.
Newspapers Published in Millerton ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millerton, 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 Millerton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Millerton:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Claiborne Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bossier Parish
- Webster Parish
- Columbia County
- Lafayette County
- Ouachita County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Millerton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |