Welcome to Milford ...

The village of Milford is located in Otsego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milford has a population of 393 people<3> (see below for details).

Milford is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Milford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Milford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Milford, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milford had an population of 393 people. This is a decrease of 5.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milford had a population of 415 people. This makes Milford the county's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 415 people, the population of Milford decreased 18.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 511 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milford.

Communities Also Named Milford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Milford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Milford ...

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

• Oneonta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <5>
• Cooperstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <5>
• Richfield Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Springs
  • Richfield Springs is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield Springs <5>
• Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
• New Berlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <5>
• Otego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <5>
• Richmondville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <5>
• Morris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <5>
• Schenevus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <5>
• Cherry Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milford ...

Looking for more information about Milford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Milford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Milford.

Adding Milford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milford 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 Milford was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/