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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 Miller (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 Miller. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Miller is located in Pushmataha County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pushmataha County: Atoka, Choctaw, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain & Pittsburg.

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

  • Pushmataha County     (The home county of Miller)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Moyers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Antlers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eubanks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
      • Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Finley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belzoni
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
    • Snow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rattan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Stanley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Oleta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
    • Cloudy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
      • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Farris
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
    • Lane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Daisy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bruno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
    • Stringtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Atoka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tushka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Caney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wardville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <1>
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Bennington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <1>
    • Bokchito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
      • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <1>
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Soper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Boswell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Apple
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Hugo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Spencerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Grant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawyer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Lehigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <1>
    • Coalgate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillips
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kiowa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Blanco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
    • Garretts Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Razor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in Miller ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller.

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 Miller:

Cemeteries Near Miller ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller.

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 Miller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Zoraya Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoraya Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoraya Cemetery
  • Sugarloaf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugarloaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugarloaf Cemetery
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
  • Moyers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyers Cemetery
  • Darwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darwin Cemetery
  • Kosoma Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kosoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kosoma Cemetery
  • Jumbo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Farris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Antlers City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antlers City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antlers City Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lane.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98066 <4>
    • Crystal Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Cemetery
    • Sugar Creek Cemetery
      (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 Miller. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miller.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3165, Longitude: -95.7450       In this case, the coordinates for Miller have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.




 

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