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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 Millburg (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 Millburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Millburg is located in Berrien County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berrien County: LaPorte (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Cass & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Millburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millburg:

  • Berrien County     (The home county of Millburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.
    • Twelve Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
    • Benton Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
    • Coloma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Mizpah Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
    • Sodus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sodus is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Benton Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Michigan Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
    • Watervliet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shanghai Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
    • Naomi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Fair Plain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • South Haven Highlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hawkhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
    • Miami Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Miami Park is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Park
      • Miami Park has also been known as:
      • Miami Park Beach
      • Miomi Park Beach
    • Cedar Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Leisure
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Leisure is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
      • Leisure has also been known as:
      • East Casco
    • Glenn Haven Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Haven Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Haven Shores
      • Glenn Haven Shores has also been known as:
      • Hollywood
    • Glenn Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
      • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
      • Glenn Stores
    • Spring Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Glenn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pullman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.
    • Dowagiac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pokagon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pokagon is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
    • Sumnerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumnerville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
    • La Grange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • La Grange is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • Cassopolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Penn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Penn is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
    • Wakelee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wakelee is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Edwardsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vandalia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Marcellus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph County
    • Chamberlain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.
    • Keeler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
    • Fish Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
    • Hartford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Covert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Decatur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • South Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Breedsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kibbie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kibbie is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Lacota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacota is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacota
    • Bloomingdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • LaPorte County (IN)
    • Hesston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Saint Joseph County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Indian Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Roseland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • Granger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zeigler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • New Carlisle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millburg, see our County-by-County Page for Millburg.

Cemeteries Near Millburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millburg.

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 Millburg - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.

  • Millburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pearl Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kniebes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pennyan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Byers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Zion EUB Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • B'nai Sholom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coloma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coloma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coloma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270670 <2>
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Lake Shore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millburg had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Millburg, with the one closest to Millburg listed first.

  • Spinks Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spinks Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Corners
  • Twelve Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Coloma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sodus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sodus is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
  • Benton Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Naomi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Naomi is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Watervliet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Joseph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vineland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineland is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Hartman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Sister Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hollywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollywood is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Eau Claire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenlord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenlord is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
      • Glenlord has also been known as:
      • Glen Lord

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millburg.

Newspapers Published in Millburg ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millburg, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millburg.

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 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 Millburg:

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 Millburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.