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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 Station (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 Station. 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 Station ...

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 Station: Millers Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
  • While the name of this community is Millers Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Millers Station may originally have been Miller's Station.

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

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

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 Station is located in Crawford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Ashtabula (OH), Trumbull (OH), Erie, Mercer, Venango & Warren.

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Millers Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Station, with the one closest to Millers Station listed first.
    • Brown Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
    • Cambridge Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodcock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodcock is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Rootville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rootville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
    • Venango
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canadohta Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
    • Lincolnville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Blooming Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Saegertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Riceville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Townville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Townville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Mosiertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Station, with the one closest to Millers Station listed first.
    • Mill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
    • Edinboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterford Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Waterford Station is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
    • Waterford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arbuckle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Beaver Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Elgin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Franklin Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McKean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McKean is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • McKean has also been known as:
      • Middleboro
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <2>
    • Phillipsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Station, with the one closest to Millers Station listed first.
    • Milledgeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • New Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Sheakleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • New Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
    • North Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • Kennard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Clarks Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
    • Hadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Station, with the one closest to Millers Station listed first.
    • Wilson Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wilson Mills is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Mills
    • Cooperstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Petroleum Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
    • Shamburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shamburg is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
    • Pleasantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugarcreek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Rynd Farm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
    • McClintock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McClintock is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
    • Plumer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Plumer is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
    • Rouseville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Station, with the one closest to Millers Station listed first.
    • Colza
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Colza is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • West Spring Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • East Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Branch is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
    • Selkirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Selkirk is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Sanford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sanford is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Garland is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Bear Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
  • York County
    • Adamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adamsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Chautauqua County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millers Station, with the one closest to Millers Station listed first.
    • French Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
    • Findley Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Clymer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
    • Slab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Ashtabula County (OH)
    • Conneaut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Millers Station ...

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

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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mackey Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapinville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Trow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Venango Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Loomis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Run Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Townley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shreve Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Blair Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blooming Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millers Station had a population of 261 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Brown Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
  • Teepleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Teepleville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
  • Mill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mill Village is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Drakes Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Mills
  • Woodcock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodcock is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • McLallen Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • McLallen Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLallen Corners
  • Venango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinney Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
  • New Richmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New Richmond is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • Rootville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rootville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
  • Little Cooley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lyona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lyona is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Lincolnville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Edinboro
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Millers Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millers Station.

Newspapers Published in Millers Station ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millers Station, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millers Station.

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 Millers Station:

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 Station, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millers Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.