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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Miller is located in Multnomah County.
To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).
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:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Miller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Albina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Laurelhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Maywood Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Montavilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Milwaukie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Lake Oswego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rivergrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Tualatin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Marylhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Clackamas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johnson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Scappoose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Helens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deer Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Goble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goble is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Reuben
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Beaver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Keasey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Donald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tillamook County
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Oak Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Rockcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Cedar Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- West Slope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Aloha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raleigh Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Newberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yamhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Vancouver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Felida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Hazel Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Minnehaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Salmon Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Sara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Barberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Mount Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Cascade Park West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Homan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homan is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Kalama
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ariel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Miller - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gatton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helvetia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Historic Columbian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Neveh Zedek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Miller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miller.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Linnton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linnton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnton
- Saint Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holbrook is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Cedar Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vancouver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Felida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Sylvan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Albina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glencoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Beaverton
(9 miles [14.5 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.
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 236 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 13 miles [20.9 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Tillamook County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cowlitz County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Miller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Miller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |