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 Millville (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 Millville. 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 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.
Millville is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Millville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millville:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Millville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Dellrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Boonshill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Hughey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Elk Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Lexie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Wheelerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dickson Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Ardmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Aymett Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Trigg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Ethridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Delina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Talley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Orrs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Culleoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Screamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Leftwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Ardmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Elkmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hay's Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
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- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harvest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Jeff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Meridianville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Moore's Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millville, see our County-by-County Page for Millville.
Cemeteries Near Millville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millville.
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 Millville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Silvester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hereford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bee Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1421 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Millville had a population of 323 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millville, with the one closest to Millville listed first.
- Dellrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Bunker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Coldwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Blanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Boonshill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elkmont Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Hughey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millville.
Newspapers Published in Millville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millville.
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 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 Millville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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 Millville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |