Welcome to Milner ...

Milner is located in Twin Falls County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Milner is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Milner is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Milner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Milner: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Milner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Milner - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Milner ...

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

• Burley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burley
  • Burley is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burley <5>
• Rupert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Kimberly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
• Heyburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
  • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <5>
• Paul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Paul is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <5>
• Hansen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
  • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <5>
• Hazelton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Hazelton is located in Jerome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <5>
• Eden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Jerome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <5>
• Murtaugh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
  • Murtaugh is located in Twin Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murtaugh <5>
• Artesian City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
  • Artesian City is located in Cassia 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 Milner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milner ...

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

Adding Milner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milner 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 Milner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Milner post office opened in 1903.

We also found Milner mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Twin Falls County: www.twinfallscounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/