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Welcome to Milam ...

Milam is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Milam is located in Sabine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Milam is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Milam: 409

The ZIP code for Milam: 75959<3>

Communities Also Named Milam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Milam - they are located in Kansas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Milam ...

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

  • Zwolle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <4>
  • San Augustine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemphill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pineland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bronson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosevine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Rebecca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mason is located in Sabine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Negreet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milam ...

Looking for more information about Milam? 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 Milam, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Milam.

Adding Milam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milam 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 Milam was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Sabine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Milam). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milam or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.