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Welcome to Mileses ...

Mileses is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mileses, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Mileses is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mileses ...

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

  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Acidalia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
  • Callicoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hortonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pea Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
  • Cooks Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mileses ...

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

Adding Mileses to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mileses 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 (so far) for Mileses was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mileses post office opened in 1887. The Mileses post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mileses.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mileses - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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