Our Genealogy Helper
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 Millport (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 Millport. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Millport is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Adair, Clark, Lewis, Macon, Scotland & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Millport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millport:
- Knox County (The home county of Millport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Baring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Edina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Knox City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Hurdland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Hedge City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Novelty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Brashear
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gibbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Millard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Kirksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Wyaconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Neeper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Medill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Kahoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Saint Patrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Clark City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Acasto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Peaksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Revere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- La Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Court Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Argola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Ewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Sue City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- La Plata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Love Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Marion County
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Downing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Greentop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Queen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Julesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Gorin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arbela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Kilwinning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Davis County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Stiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Lee County (IA)
- Croton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Van Buren County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Cantril
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millport, see our County-by-County Page for Millport.
Cemeteries Near Millport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millport.
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 Millport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Pauline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauline Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Rutledge.
- The Pauline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rutledge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30782 <2>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aioysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Standiford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greensburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Millport 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 Millport, with the one closest to Millport listed first.
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Rutledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Baring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Gorin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Edina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knox City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Pleasant Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Fairmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Kenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deer Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Wyaconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millport.
Newspapers Published in Millport ...
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 Millport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millport, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Millport:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Clark County
- Lewis County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Shelby County
- Davis County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Millport, 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' (or 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- Millport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |