Welcome to Millington ...

Millington is located in Albemarle County<1>.

The location of Millington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Millington is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Millington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Millington - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oregon, Quebec and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Millington ...

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

• Charlottesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <4>
• Waynesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Elkton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Stanardsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Ivy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Ivy is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <4>
• Mountfair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
  • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
• Logan Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
  • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
• Crozet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozet
  • Crozet is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crozet <4>
• Ednam Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County

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 Millington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Millington. 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 Millington.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millington ...

Looking for more information about Millington? 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 Millington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Millington.

Adding Millington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Millington post office opened in 1835.

We also found Millington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/