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 Milltown (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 Milltown. 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.
Milltown is located in Hutchinson County.
To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hutchinson County: Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, McCook, Turner & Yankton.
Below are the counties that are near Milltown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milltown:
- Hutchinson County (The home county of Milltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- New Elm Springs Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
- New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
- Tschetter Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tschetter Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Colony
- Tschetter Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 80 people
- Parkston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
- Dimock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
- Dimock is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock <2>
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <2>
- Tripp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kaylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Menno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Menno is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Menno
- From Milltown to Menno
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bon Homme County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
- Tyndall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Ethan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Bluff Addition
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
- River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Loomis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Loomis is located in Davison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <2>
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Hillside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Douglas County
- Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
- Delmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Delmont is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>
- Douglas City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Douglas City is located in Douglas County
- Armour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Armour is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <2>
- Corsica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Corsica is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <2>
- Hanson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Rockport Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Colony
- Rockport Colony is located in Hanson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Hanson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Emery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hanson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Plano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Hanson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
- Farwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farwell
- From Milltown to Farwell
- Epiphany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epiphany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
- Epiphany is located in Hanson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- McCook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in McCook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Canistota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Dolton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Turner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Turner County
- Yankton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Jamesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jamesville
- From Milltown to Jamesville
- Lesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Yankton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <2>
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milltown, see our County-by-County Page for Milltown.
Cemeteries Near Milltown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milltown.
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 Milltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Milltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milltown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Drei Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drei Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drei Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kulm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kulm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kulm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Friedenfeld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedenfeld Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedenfeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dakota City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dakota City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dakota City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rademacher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rademacher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rademacher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rosenfeld Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenfeld Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenfeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Parkston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hoffnungstahl Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffnungstahl Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffnungstahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Milltown had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Milltown had a population of 115 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milltown, with the one closest to Milltown listed first.
- Parkston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ethan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <2>
- Tripp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Hanson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
- Menno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Menno is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Menno
- From Milltown to Menno
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
- Freeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Delmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Delmont is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hanson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Farmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in McCook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milltown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milltown.
Newspapers Published in Milltown ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milltown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milltown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milltown.
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 Milltown:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Hutchinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bon Homme County
- Davison County
- Douglas County
- Hanson County
- McCook County
- Turner County
- Yankton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | 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 Milltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Milltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4237, Longitude: -97.8014 |