Welcome to Miles ...

Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miles, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Miles is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Miles lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Miles is located in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Miles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Miles - they are located in Alabama (3), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Miles ...

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

• San Luis Obispo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Obispo
  • San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis Obispo <4>
• Arroyo Grande
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Grande
  • Arroyo Grande is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Grande <4>
• Grover Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Beach
  • Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <4>
• Morro Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
  • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <4>
• Guadalupe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <4>
• Pismo Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pismo Beach
  • Pismo Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pismo Beach <4>
• Fairoaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Oceano
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceano
  • Oceano is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceano <4>
• Callender
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callender <4>
• Los Osos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Osos
  • Los Osos is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Osos <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miles ...

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

Adding Miles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miles 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 Miles was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/