Welcome to Miller ...

Miller is located in Lyon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miller, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Miller is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Miller lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Miller lies within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Miller ...

While we believe that this Miller is located in Lyon County, we know of another 3 Kansas communities named Miller. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bourbon, Douglas and Morris County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 56 communities that are also named Miller - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (4), California (3), Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan (7), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Miller ...

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

• Emporia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <3>
• Osage City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
  • Osage City is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <3>
• Lyndon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
• Burlingame
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
  • Burlingame is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Former name for Burlingame:
  • American Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
• Lebo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
  • Lebo is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <3>
• Americus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <3>
• Scranton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <3>
• Eskridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
  • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
• Neosho Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
  • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
• Harveyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
  • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miller ...

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

Adding Miller to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Miller post office opened in 1887.

We also found Miller in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miller.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/