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 Millersville (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 Millersville. 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 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.
Millersville is located in Alexander County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alexander County: Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Wilkes & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Millersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millersville:
- Alexander County (The home county of Millersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Isenhour Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Taylorsville Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Liledoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Rocky Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Icard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford College
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Chesterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Shoups Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Camp Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Yellow Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Concord ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Draco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Granite Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Baton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Oxford Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Catfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Sunrise Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Saint Stephens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Viewmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Fairbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Cleveland County
- Toluca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Davie County
- Calahaln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Love Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eufola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Statesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ostwalt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Iron Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Crouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Mecklenburg County
- River View ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Ulla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bear Poplar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Boomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Moravian Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Ferguson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Wilkesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- North Wilkesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplains
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Hamptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Branon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Rena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millersville, see our County-by-County Page for Millersville.
Cemeteries Near Millersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millersville.
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 Millersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <3>
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jolly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Millersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
- Taylorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hiddenite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Petra Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Draco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millersville.
Newspapers Published in Millersville ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millersville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Millersville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alexander County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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- Millersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Millersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |