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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 Millwood (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 Millwood. 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.

Millwood is located in Collin 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 Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.

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

  • Collin County     (The home county of Millwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Lavon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevada
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Royse City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Copeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wylie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
    • Josephine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Sachse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lucas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Murphy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Rowlett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Sunnyvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Mesquite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Richardson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rawlins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • Lawson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Balch Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • University Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Addison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • The Colony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Leonard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Cannon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Pilot Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Caddo Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hendrix
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
    • Union Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Clinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Quinlan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Merit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boles Home
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
    • Hawk Cove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Weiland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
    • Greenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Celeste
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Heath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Poetry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Forney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lawrence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Terrell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Talty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Ables Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
    • Elmo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Crandall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • College Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
    • Oak Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
    • East Tawakoni
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millwood, with the one closest to Millwood listed first.
    • Fate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Mobile City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blackland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people

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

Cemeteries Near Millwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millwood.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old South Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old South Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Royse City.
    • The Old South Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6069 <2>
  • Nevada Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Abston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Royse City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blackland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McMinn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Millwood had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lavon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
  • Nevada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Royse City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Copeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wylie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <1>
  • Blackland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • Josephine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Sachse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rowlett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Caddo Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Millwood ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millwood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Millwood:

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