Milstead’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Milstead. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMilstead is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rockdale County, Georgia, United States. It is bordered to the south by the city of Conyers, the county seat, and to the north by the Yellow River. The 2020 census listed a population of 628.
Half of its homes were built before 1950.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Milstead yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Milstead’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milstead’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWhat say teachers? "A howling suc…, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Milstead
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Milstead, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Milstead is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Milstead has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rockdale County Jail in Conyers, 2 miles away.
Milstead and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as What say teachers? "A howling success" At Milstead, Ga., a class in Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick composed entirely… (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.