Welcome to Milner ...

Milner is located in Woodford County<1>.

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

Milner is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Milner: (859)

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), Idaho 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.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Nicholasville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Frankfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
• Wilmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Midway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Burgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <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 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.<5>

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

We also found Milner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/