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Welcome to Millersville ...

Millersville is located in Wexford County<1>.


The location of Millersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Millersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Millersville is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Millersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Millersville is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Millersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Millersville - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Millersville ...

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

  • Cadillac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
    • Manton is located in Wexford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <4>
  • Lake City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Missaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Buckley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McBain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBain
    • McBain is located in Missaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBain <4>
  • Mesick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
    • Mesick is located in Wexford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <4>
  • Luther
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Le Roy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tustin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
    • Tustin is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <4>
  • Harrietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
    • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <4>

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 Millersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millersville. 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 Millersville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millersville ...

Looking for more information about Millersville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Millersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millersville.

Adding Millersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millersville 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 Millersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Millersville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Millersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millersville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wexford County: www.wexfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wexford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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