Welcome to Miles ...

Miles is located on the Spokane River (eastern Washington state).

Miles is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Miles is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Miles lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Miles lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Miles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Miles - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Miles ...

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

• Davenport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <3>
• Creston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
• Seven Bays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
  • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
• Fruitland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <3>
• Hunters
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
  • Hunters is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunters <3>
• Wellpinit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellpinit
  • Wellpinit is located in Stevens County
• Mondovi
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
  • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
• Keller
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Ferry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <3>
• Long Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
• Wilbur
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
  • Wilbur is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilbur <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miles ...

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

Adding Miles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Miles post office opened in 1881.

We also found Miles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/