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Welcome to Millerville ...

The city of Millerville is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Millerville has a population of 104 people<2> (see below for details).

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

Time Zone: Millerville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Millerville had an population of 104 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Millerville had a population of 106 people. This makes Millerville the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 106 people, the population of Millerville decreased 7.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 115 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Millerville.

Communities Also Named Millerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Millerville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Millerville ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Battle Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hoffman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Evansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ashby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Miltona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millerville ...

Looking for more information about Millerville? 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 Millerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millerville.

Adding Millerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millerville 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 (so far) for Millerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Millerville post office opened in 1869. The Millerville post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Millerville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millerville - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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