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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Millersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Millersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Millersville, please Contact Us.

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 Millersville (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 Millersville. 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 doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Millersville is historic, it would have been located within present day Bamberg County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bamberg County: Allendale, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Bamberg County     (The home county of Millersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bamberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Govan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Denmark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Hilda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Barnwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Whaley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Elko
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Snelling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snelling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Williston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • Cameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Lodge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruffin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Islandton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sidney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Grover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Harleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Miley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crocketville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pond Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Brunson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Varnville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gifford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Early Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Luray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millersville, with the one closest to Millersville listed first.
    • Branchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixty Six
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>
    • Rowesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cordova
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bowman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolen Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Edisto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Norway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orangeburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Brookdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Millersville ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millersville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millersville.

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 Millersville:

Cemeteries Near Millersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millersville.

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
  • Folk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Folk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Folk Cemetery
  • McMillian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillian Cemetery
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
  • Hagan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagan Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • McMillian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillian Cemetery
  • Lodge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodge Cemetery
  • Carter Ford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Ford Cemetery
  • Little Swamp Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Swamp Cemetery
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Buckhead Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhead Cemetery
    • Kearse Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kearse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kearse 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.

While we didn't find Millersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millersville.

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

  • Bamberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Branchville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sixty Six
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Govan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Ulmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Miley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rowesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crocketville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Islandton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Felder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
      • Felder is located in Orangeburg County

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Millersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1707, Longitude: -80.9676       In this case, the coordinates for Millersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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