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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 Millerville (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 Millerville. 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 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.

Millerville is located in Douglas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens & Todd.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Millerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Brandon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Evansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Melby is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
    • Garfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Miltona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Carlos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexandria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Holmes City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Rose City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Nelson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Kensington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Forada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Ashby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Erdahl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Erdahl is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
    • Thorsborg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
    • Barrett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Hoffman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Elbow Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wendell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Urbank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Parkers Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vining
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clitherall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Nirvana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Battle Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Henning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dalton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Underwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leaf City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Ottertail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Deer Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Amor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Farwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Lowry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Villard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Westport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westport is located in Pope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millerville, with the one closest to Millerville listed first.
    • Clotho
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
    • Eagle Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bertha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hewitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Clarissa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • West Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people

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

Cemeteries Near Millerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millerville.

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

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

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

  • Millerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Inspiration Peak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leaf Mtn. Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Free Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mound Grove Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Farm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Christina Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chippewa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Effington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Millerville had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Millerville had a population of 103 people.

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

  • Leaf Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
  • Evansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Melby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Garfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Miltona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Erdahl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
  • Vining
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Clitherall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Holmes City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
    • Belle River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Battle Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Millerville ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millerville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millerville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Millerville:

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>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 Millerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Millerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.