Welcome to New Milford ...

New Milford is located in Portage County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of New Milford: MIHL-furd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Milford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

New Milford is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for New Milford: (330) & (234)<5>

Communities Also Named New Milford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New Milford - they are located in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Milford ...

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

• Akron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <6>
• Stow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <6>
• Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Green
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <6>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
• Alliance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>
• Twinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinsburg
  • Twinsburg is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twinsburg <6>
• Tallmadge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
  • Tallmadge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmadge <6>
• North Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Milford ...

Looking for more information about New 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Milford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Milford.

Adding New Milford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Milford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Milford post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Milford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/