Welcome to Miles Station ...

Miles Station is located in Macoupin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miles Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Miles Station: Miles Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Miles Station for more information about variations on the name of Miles Station.

Miles Station is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Miles Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Miles Station - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Miles Station ...

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

• Alton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Edwardsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Godfrey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <4>
• Wood River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
• Bethalto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
  • Bethalto is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <4>
• Jerseyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
  • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <4>
• East Alton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
  • East Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
• Carlinville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <4>
• Staunton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Gillespie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miles Station ...

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

Adding Miles Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Miles Station post office opened in 1856.

We also found Miles Station in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miles Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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