Welcome to Milligan ...

Milligan is located in Parke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milligan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Milligan is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Milligan lies within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Milligan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Milligan - they are located in California, Florida (2), Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Milligan ...

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

• Crawfordsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <4>
• Greencastle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Ladoga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
  • Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <4>
• Montezuma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Waynetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
  • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <4>
• Roachdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
  • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <4>
• Bainbridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• New Market
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
• Fillmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milligan ...

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

Adding Milligan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Milligan post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milligan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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