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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 Millington (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 Millington. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Millington is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Millington)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millington, with the one closest to Millington listed first.
    • Gallaway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Braden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Withe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
    • Canadaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Piperton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Feathers Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
    • Rossville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
  • Haywood County
  • Lauderdale County
  • Tipton County
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millington, with the one closest to Millington listed first.
    • Mound City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • James Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jericho
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Clarkedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Memphis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <1>
    • Hulbert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amanca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Heafer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millington, with the one closest to Millington listed first.
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Bassett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Joiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Driver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Bardstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Denwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdsong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyess
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
    • Keiser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Poinsett County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millington, with the one closest to Millington listed first.
    • Tyronza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lepanto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <1>
    • Black Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millington, with the one closest to Millington listed first.
    • Olive Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • De Soto Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
    • Horn Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Southaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Southhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
    • Lynchburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Walls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millington, with the one closest to Millington listed first.
    • Barton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Millington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millington.

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

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

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

  • West Canaan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Remberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Saluted Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Belmount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldsby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bethuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerrville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ward Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quito Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Noahs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Millington had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Millington had a population of 10,635 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Millington ...

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 212 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Millington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Millington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Millington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of Millington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Millington:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Millington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Millington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.