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Welcome to Miami Shores ...

Miami Shores is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The pronunciation of Miami Shores: my-AM-ee<2>

A typical abbreviation for Miami Shores: Miami Shrs.

Miami Shores is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Miami Shores: 937 & 326<4>

Communities Also Named Miami Shores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Miami Shores - they are located in Connecticut and Florida.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Miami Shores.

Communities near Miami Shores ...

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

  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
  • Kettering
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beavercreek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Huber Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairborn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Xenia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
  • Riverside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trotwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miami Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Miami Shores. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miami Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Miami Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Miami Shores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.