Welcome to Millington ...

So far, we found very little information about Millington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Millington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Millington, please Contact Us.

Millington would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Millington, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The community was inundated by the Quabbin Reservoir.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Millington is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Millington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Millington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Millington - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, Quebec, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millington.

Communities near Millington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Millington.

Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
Northampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
Gardner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
Belchertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
Athol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
Winchendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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- Winchendon is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Rutland is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
Montague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Montague is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Millington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millington. See our Newspapers Page for Millington.

Adding Millington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Millington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Millington on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Millington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.