Welcome to West Milton ...

The village of West Milton is located in Miami County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of West Milton: MIHL-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for West Milton: W. Milton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Milton has a population of 4,829 people<4> (see below for details).

West Milton is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

The telephone area code for West Milton: (937)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Milton had an population of 4,829 people. This is an increase of 4.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Milton had a population of 4,630 people. This makes West Milton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of West Milton represents 0.04% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 258th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,630 people, the population of West Milton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,645 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Milton.

Communities Also Named West Milton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Milton - they are located in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Milton.

Communities near West Milton ...

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

• Dayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
• Huber Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <6>
• Fairborn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <6>
• Troy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
• Trotwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <6>
• Piqua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <6>
• Vandalia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <6>
• Englewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>
• Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Milton ...

Looking for more information about West Milton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Milton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Milton.

Adding West Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Milton 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 Milton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the West Milton post office opened in 1829.

We also found West Milton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Milton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

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