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 southwest 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 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.
Miller is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Benton (MS), Marshall (MS), Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby & Tipton.
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:
- Fayette County (The home county of Miller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Fayette Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Feathers Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Williston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Braden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Gallaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forty Five
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Silerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Deanburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Bells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Fruitvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Whiteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Newcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Hickory Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Toone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Teague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Saulsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hornsby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Rogers Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Dancyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Eurekaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Ko Ko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Hillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Allens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Wellwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Nutbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Durhamville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Henning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Parkburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Malesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rosemark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Collierville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Gailor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gailor is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
- Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Gift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Clopton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Idaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Atoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bride
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Munford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Michigan City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Marshall County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller, with the one closest to Miller listed first.
- Slayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trainer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dancyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dancyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
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.
- Dancyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Yum Yum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yum Yum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yum Yum
- Ina ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Eurekaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Whiteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Chapel is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ko Ko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Hillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Newcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Stanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lambert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Keeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
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 49 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. 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 begin with 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Hancock County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Benton County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |