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Welcome to Millard ...

Millard is located in Dickenson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Millard is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Millard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Millard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Millard: 276

Communities Also Named Millard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Millard - they are located in Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millard.

Communities near Millard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Millard.

  • Norton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
  • Wise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
  • Coeburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grundy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
    • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
  • Saint Paul
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Millard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Millard. See our Newspapers Page for Millard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millard ...

Looking for more information about Millard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Millard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millard.

Adding Millard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millard in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Millard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Millard post office opened in 1903.

We also found Millard on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dickenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/