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Welcome to Milo ...

Milo is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Milo is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Milo: 785

Communities Also Named Milo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Milo - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Milo ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <3>
  • Glasco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
    • Glasco is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Former names for Glasco:
    • Dell Ray
    • Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <3>
  • Delphos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tescott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Culver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <3>
  • Barnard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Ada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milo ...

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

Adding Milo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Milo post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/