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Welcome to Milvid ...

Milvid is located on the Gulf Coast.

Milvid is located in Liberty County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milvid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Milvid is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Milvid ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepherd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Ace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Africa is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Votaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rayburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
  • Schwab City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milvid ...

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

Adding Milvid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milvid 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 Milvid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Milvid post office opened in 1907. The Milvid post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milvid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milvid - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/