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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 Millers Mills (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 Millers Mills. 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 Millers Mills ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Millers Mills: Millers Mls. (or less commonly used: Millers Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Millers Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Millers Mills may originally have been Miller's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Millers Mills might be written as Miller Mills.

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.

Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Herkimer County: Fulton, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego & Saint Lawrence.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Millers Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millers Mills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Millers Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown - Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown - Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Helmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Columbia Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Columbia Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Columbia Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Winfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Winfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twilight Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twilight Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twilight Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dennison Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (444 more) ...
    • Meeting House Green Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeting House Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bardin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Burgess Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millers Mills had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cedarville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chepachet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Station
    • Cedarville Station is located in Herkimer County
  • East Winfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winfield
    • East Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Richfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Otsego County
  • South Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • North Winfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winfield
    • North Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • West Winfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
    • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <4>
  • Richfield Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
    • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <4>
  • Cullen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cullen
    • From Millers Mills to Cullen
  • Jordanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordanville <4>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Millers Mills ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millers Mills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millers Mills.

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 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 Millers Mills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millers Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Millers Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Millers Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millers Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9210, Longitude: -75.0813       In this case, the coordinates for Millers Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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