Welcome to Milo ...

Milo is located in Martin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Milo is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Milo and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Milo is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

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, Kansas, 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.

• Paintsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Louisa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Fort Gay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Inez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
• Kermit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
• Warfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
• Blaine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Ben Bow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
  • Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
• Richardson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Richardson is located in Lawrence County

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 1894.

We also found Milo on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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