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Welcome to Millboro ...

Millboro is located in Tripp County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Millboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Millboro had a population of 35 people.<2> (see below for details).

Millboro is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Millboro is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Millboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Millboro: 605

Communities Also Named Millboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Millboro - they are located in North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Millboro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millboro ...

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

Adding Millboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millboro 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 Millboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Millboro post office opened in 1909. The Millboro post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Tripp, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Millboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Millboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/