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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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Millers Corners: Millers Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Millers Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Millers Corners may originally have been Miller's Corners.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Millers Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millers Corners.

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 hospitals and 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.

Millers Corners is located in Holmes County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Ashland, Coshocton, Knox, Stark, Tuscarawas & Wayne.

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

  • Holmes County     (The home county of Millers Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Berlin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Benton is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Charm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Millersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Farmerstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
    • Killbuck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Miley Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
    • Glenmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Nashville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Nashville is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Stillwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Loudonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jeromesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McKay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • McKay is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
    • Rowsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
    • Hayesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Redhaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Redhaw is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
    • Perrysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Atwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
    • Queensboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Queensboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
    • Sherrodsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dellroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Valleyview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Valleyview is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
  • Coshocton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • New Bedford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Layland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Layland is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
    • Chili
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chili is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • Fresno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Fresno is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
    • Metham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Metham is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
    • Canal Lewisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
    • Warsaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lafayette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coshocton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Nellie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Mohawk Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
    • Owls Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
  • Guernsey County
    • Birds Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
  • Harrison County
    • Station Fifteen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Gann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gann is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Buckeye City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jelloway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jelloway is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
    • Hollisters ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollisters is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
    • Zuck ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zuck is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
    • Esto ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Esto is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Millwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millwood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Nunda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Nunda is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Seville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Acme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Acme is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Wadsworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Westfield Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Westfield Center is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Brewster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Justus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Justus is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
    • East Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Greenville is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
    • Navarre Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Navarre Village is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
    • Navarre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sippo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sippo is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
    • West Brookfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brookfield is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
    • Westarado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westarado is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
    • Lake Sherman Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Sherman Village is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sherman Village
    • Mayflower Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
    • North Lawrence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Comet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Comet is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • New Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • New Franklin is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
    • Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Green is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <2>
    • Greensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greensburg is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Norton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Barrs Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
    • Dundee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shanesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
    • Sugarcreek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baltic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Parral
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Heritage Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Bolivar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Zoar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Zoar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zoar <2>
    • Stone Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • New Philadelphia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Corners, with the one closest to Millers Corners listed first.
    • Mount Eaton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredericksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moreland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • East Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • East Union is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • Shreve
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Millbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Millbrook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Wooster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boys Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
    • Burton City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Burton City is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
    • Orrville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Weilersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Weilersville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville

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

Cemeteries Near Millers Corners ...

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

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 Millers Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Daniel J Miller Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jacob E Miller Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ezra Y Miller Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Henry Hershberger Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Melvin Miller Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Melvin J. Hersberger Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Daniel Schlabach Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Levi Stutzman Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • The Arnold Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutherans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222305 <3>
  • Hochstetler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstetler Cemetery
    • The Hochstetler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Levi Stocker Farm Cemetery
  • Drushell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drushell Cemetery
    • The Drushell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Drushel Cemetery
  • Berlin Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (664 more) ...
    • Grace Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Roman Raber Farm Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beachy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachy Cemetery
      • The Beachy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Albert Beachy Farm Cemetery

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 Millers Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millers Corners.

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

  • Mount Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Berlin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Trail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Trail is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Benton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Benton is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Winesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saltillo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saltillo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Charm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Millersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Becks Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
  • Mount Eaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fredericksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Holmesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grade ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grade is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grade
    • Farmerstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown

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

Newspapers Published in Millers Corners ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millers Corners, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millers Corners.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Corners:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Millers Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.