Welcome to Milfordton ...

Milfordton is located in Knox County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Milfordton: MIHL-furd-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milfordton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Milfordton is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Milfordton: (740)

Communities near Milfordton ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• New Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
• Sunbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
• Granville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• Johnstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
• Fredericktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <5>
• Gambier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <5>
• Utica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Centerburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <5>
• Ashley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milfordton ...

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

Adding Milfordton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milfordton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Milfordton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Milfordton post office opened in 1848.

We also found Milfordton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milfordton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/