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 Millard (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 Millard. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Millard is located in Dickenson County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickenson County: Pike (KY), Buchanan, Russell & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Millard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millard:
- Dickenson County (The home county of Millard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Clinchco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
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- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Nora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
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- Clintwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Carrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
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- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Leemaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
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- Council
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
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- Royal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Vansant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Grundy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Janey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Mavisdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
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- Matney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
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- Kelsa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsa is located in Buchanan County
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- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Norton City
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Dante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dante is located in Russell County
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- Bickley Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carterton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Artrip
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Jessees Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Dickensonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Spring City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Creswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
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- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Grigbys Store
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lano is located in Scott County
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- Nickelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Blackmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Red Ash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
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- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Mendota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Craigs Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Holston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Brumley Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Almira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Almira is located in Wise County
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- Haddonfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Virginia City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
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- Esserville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
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- Blackwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Kent Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
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- Appalachia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Weeksbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksbury is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksbury
- Melvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Wheelwright Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright Junction is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright Junction
- Wheelwright
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Bypro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Teaberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Hi Hat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Grethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- McDowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Knott County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Kite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kite is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Pine Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Raven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pippa Passes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Letcher County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Burdine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Jenkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McRoberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McRoberts is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Cromona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Fleming - Neon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Hemphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Neon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Town is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Town
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Seco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Mayking
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Millstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Farraday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Ashcamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Elkhorn City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hellier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hellier is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Rockhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Belcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belcher is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Draffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Draffin is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Dorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myra is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Jonancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonancy is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Lick Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- McDowell County (WV)
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millard, see our County-by-County Page for Millard.
Cemeteries Near Millard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millard.
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 Millard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Bise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Presley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stephen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1084 more) ...
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Millard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millard, with the one closest to Millard listed first.
- Stratton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Tarpon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Clintwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Colley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Ashcamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Bucu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Bee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hurricane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- John
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- John is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Judge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lookout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millard.
Newspapers Published in Millard ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millard, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millard.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Millard:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dickenson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Norton City
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Floyd County
- Knott County
- Letcher County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Millard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |