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Welcome to Milwaukee ...Milwaukee is located in Northampton County<1>. The location of Milwaukee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Milwaukee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. When the people of Milwaukee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Milwaukeean<3> Milwaukee is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Milwaukee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Milwaukee lies within the (252) area code. Communities Also Named Milwaukee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Milwaukee - they are located in Kansas (3), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milwaukee. Communities near Milwaukee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Milwaukee.
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 Milwaukee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milwaukee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milwaukee. 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 Milwaukee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milwaukee. See our Newspapers Page for Milwaukee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milwaukee ...Looking for more information about Milwaukee? 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 Milwaukee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milwaukee. Adding Milwaukee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Milwaukee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Milwaukee. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milwaukee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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