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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 McMillan (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 McMillan. 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 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.

McMillan is located in Winston County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Winston County     (The home county of McMillan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Louisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Noxapater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Hinze
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Plattsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Vowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Fearns Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Handle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • McCool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Langley is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Kosciusko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Ackerman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Williams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Reform
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • French Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Clay County
  • Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
  • Leake County
    • Coosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
  • Lowndes County
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • Sibleyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Bogue Chitto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Pearl River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Philadelphia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ocobla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Mashulaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Longview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Double Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Adaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
    • Starkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maben
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Sessums
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sapa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
    • Eupora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near McMillan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McMillan.

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

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

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

  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanksley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Noxubee Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethsalem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Owens Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (371 more) ...
    • Boswell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cathledge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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>

While we didn't find McMillan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McMillan.

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

  • Louisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Webster is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Ackerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Betheden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Betheden is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
  • Fentress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fentress is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
  • Rural Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
  • Noxapater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sturgis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Weir
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
  • Hinze
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Loakfoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Loakfoma is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
    • McCool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Perkinsville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Perkinsville is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville

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

Newspapers Published in McMillan ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around McMillan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McMillan, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McMillan.

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 McMillan:

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