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 Millis Beach (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 Millis Beach. 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 Millis Beach ...
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 Millis Beach: Millis Bch.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Millis Beach is located in Dakota County.
To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dakota County: Woodbury (IA), Dixon, Thurston & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Millis Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millis Beach:
- Dakota County (The home county of Millis Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- South Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Goodwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Cuming County
- Bancroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Waterbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ponca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thurston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walthill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rosalie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pender
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monona County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Albaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Plymouth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Adaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Merrill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
- Brunsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- O'Leary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Le Mars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Sioux City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Regency of Sioux City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
- Sergeant Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Holiday Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Evergreen Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Salix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lawton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Sloan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Moville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hornick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hornick is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Clay County (SD)
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Dakota Dunes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Sioux City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCook Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millis Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Millis Beach.
Cemeteries Near Millis Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millis Beach.
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 Millis Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millis Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Dakota City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- War Eagle Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <2>
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- St. Cornelius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Logan Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Millis Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millis Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millis Beach, with the one closest to Millis Beach listed first.
- Dakota City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covington ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covington is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Sergeant Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Salix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millis Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millis Beach.
Newspapers Published in Millis Beach ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millis Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millis Beach, 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 Millis Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Millis Beach:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Dakota County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuming County
- Dixon County
- Thurston County
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Woodbury County
- Clay County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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 Millis Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Millis Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |