Welcome to Milford ...

The town of Milford is located in Kosciusko County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milford has a population of 1,563 people<3> (see below for details).

Milford is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Milford (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The ZIP code for Milford: 46542<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milford had an population of 1,563 people (or an increase of 0.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milford had a population of 1,562 people. This makes Milford the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Milford represents 0.02% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 242nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,562 people, the population of Milford has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,550 people).

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

Communities Also Named Milford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Milford: This one is located in Kosciusko County and the other is located in Decatur County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 39 communities that are also named Milford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 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.

• Elkhart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
• Goshen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
• Nappanee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nappanee
  • Nappanee is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nappanee <6>
• Winona Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
  • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <6>
• Bremen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
• Ligonier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <6>
• Middlebury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <6>
• Syracuse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>
• Wakarusa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
  • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <6>
• Bourbon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <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 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Milford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Milford post office opened in 1837.

We also found Milford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Kosciusko County: www.kcgov.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov