Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Milford came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Milford in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Milford. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Milford data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Milford:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1890 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Milford is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Milford in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Milford for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Milford. See our Misc Page for Milford for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Milford:

Milford was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following routes mentioned Milford as a scheduled stop:

The City of Los Angeles: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Los Angeles (train schedule from 1938). The City of Los Angeles travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)