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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Millwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Millwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Millwood, 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 Millwood (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 Millwood. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Millwood is historic, it would have been located within present day Abbeville County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Abbeville County: Elbert (GA), Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens & McCormick.
Below are the counties that are near Millwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millwood:
- Abbeville County (The home county of Millwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Cana ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Level Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Due West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donalds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honea Path
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Iva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Starr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Holland Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Homeland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Caldwell Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verdery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Mathews Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Cokesbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Fairforest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Silk Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dewy Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bowman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Dooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleys Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Flat Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Crawfords Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincolnton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Madison County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Madison County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <2>
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Madison County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Oglethorpe County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Palmetto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Tignall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Tyrone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millwood, see our County-by-County Page for Millwood.
Cemeteries Near Millwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millwood.
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 Millwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Tates Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Dye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old McCalla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Millwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
- Hester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Calhoun Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Heardmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heardmont is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stansell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stansell is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
- Dyson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyson is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Broad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Calhoun Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Watts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lowndesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ruckersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruckersville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
- Danburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millwood.
Newspapers Published in Millwood ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millwood, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millwood.
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 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 Millwood:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Abbeville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Elbert County
- Hart County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Oglethorpe County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Millwood, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Millwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |