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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mill Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mill Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mill Creek, please Contact Us.
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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Mill Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mill Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Richland County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Richland County (The home county of Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Sabin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Gillingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Richland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Bloom City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Balmoral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Aubrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Neptune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Cazenovia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Towerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Steuben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Boydtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Wauzeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Ferryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Eastman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Blue River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Muscoda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Boscobel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Woodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Fennimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Montfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Mount Ida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Wonewoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Union Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Cashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Melvina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Norwalk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Lime Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Ironton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - La Valle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Loganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Spring Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Reedsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Leland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Readstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - La Farge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Liberty Pole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Viroqua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Fargo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Mount Tabor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Ontario
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Trippville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Westby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.
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 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
- Conkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conkle Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boaz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boaz Cemetery
- St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- English Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Ridge Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Ash Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Ridge Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Points Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Points Cemetery
- Dayton Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Corners Cemetery
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fancy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Sylvan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvan Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
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.
Mill Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Sabin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Gillingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
- Basswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Richland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bloom City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- North Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
- North Clayton is located in Crawford County
- Buck Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Excelsior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mill Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3866, Longitude: -90.5485 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |