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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Millerton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Millerton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Millerton, please Contact Us.
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 Millerton (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 Millerton. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Millerton is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Millerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millerton:
- Rowan County (The home county of Millerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Morgan Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Craven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Rockwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Timbercreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Granite Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Shupings Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Georgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Tent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Southmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Handy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Complex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Denton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cotton Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Holly Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sapona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Wadeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Allreds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Mount Gilead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Asbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Ether
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Biscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moore County
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Eleazer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Mechanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Michfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Seagrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Asheboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yow Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palmerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Millingport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Plyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Badin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albemarle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Lambert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Locust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millerton, see our County-by-County Page for Millerton.
Cemeteries Near Millerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millerton.
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 Millerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christiana Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.
Millerton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millerton, with the one closest to Millerton listed first.
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pool ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Healing Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Craven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palmerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Handy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Rockwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Plyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Denton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millerton.
Newspapers Published in Millerton ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millerton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millerton.
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 Millerton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Millerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |