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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 McMillan (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 McMillan. 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.

McMillan is located in San Saba County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

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

  • San Saba County     (The home county of McMillan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • San Saba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Cherokee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Indian Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Keys Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Zephyr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Burnet County
    • Naruna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Hamilton County
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Lometa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Adamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Llano County
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
  • McCulloch County
    • Milburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McMillan, with the one closest to McMillan listed first.
    • Goldthwaite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Bozar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Mullin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Center City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Priddy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near McMillan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McMillan.

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

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

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

  • McMillin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shaw Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Estep Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ratler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Linn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Farr Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Catclaw Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

While we didn't find McMillan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McMillan.

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

  • Big Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • San Saba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldthwaite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Lometa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mullin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Richland Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nix
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Indian Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Priddy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Zephyr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap

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

Newspapers Published in McMillan ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around McMillan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McMillan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McMillan.

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 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 McMillan:

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 McMillan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McMillan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.