Welcome to West Milan ...
West Milan is located in Coos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Milan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
A typical abbreviation for West Milan: W. Milan
West Milan is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Milan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for West Milan: 603
Communities near West Milan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Milan.
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
- Gorham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shelburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Shelburne is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <3>
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
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 West Milan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Milan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Milan. 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 West Milan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Milan. See our Newspapers Page for West Milan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Milan ...
Looking for more information about West Milan? 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 West Milan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Milan.
Adding West Milan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Milan 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 West Milan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the West Milan post office opened in 1854.
We also found West Milan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Milan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Milan - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |