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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Mill Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Mill Creek is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Jones County (The home county of Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ovett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Service
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Amy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- De Soto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Gin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Quitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Hot Coffee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Goodluck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Bothwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Avera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Kelona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Stringer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Perry County
- Richton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Whistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chicora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Matherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Emory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.
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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Myrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Florence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Whistler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Eucutta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Amy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek.
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 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Perry County
- Smith County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Mill Creek, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |