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Welcome to Miley ...

Miley is located in Fresno County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Miley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Miley is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Miley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Miley - they are located in Illinois and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Miley ...

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

  • Fresno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clovis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Reedley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dinuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Kingsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Orange Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Minkler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
    • Minkler is located in Fresno 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 Miley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Miley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miley ...

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

Adding Miley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miley 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 Miley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Miley post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miley.

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

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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