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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 Miller (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 Miller. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Miller is located in Lawrence County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Newton & Stone.

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

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Miller)
  • Barry County
  • Barton County
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Umber View Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Jerico Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Billings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Republic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clever
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Clever is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <1>
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Pilgrim
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • South Greenfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Everton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Corry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glen Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Dadeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Bona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • La Russell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Avilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sarcoxie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Reeds is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Forest Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Motley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parshley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jasper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Carytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Carytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Fidelity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Talmage City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Talmage City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
    • Wentworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wentworth is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Park is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Ritchey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ritchey is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Newtonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Granby City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Granby City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
    • Granby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Bradfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Hurley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Miller ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller.

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

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Miller had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Miller had a population of 678 people.

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

  • Phelps
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Round Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Turnback ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnback is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback
  • Spencer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spencer is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kings Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Paris Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
  • Red Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Pilgrim
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • South Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Chesapeake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Halltown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Everton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meinert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Meinert is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinert

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

Newspapers Published in Miller ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Miller:

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>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- Miller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Miller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.