Welcome to Miles ...
Miles is located in Pendleton County<1>.
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The location of Miles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Miles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Miles is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Miles lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Miles: 304 & 681<4>
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), Washington 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.
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Fort Seybert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Kline
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Brushy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ketterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Ruddle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Brandywine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Brandywine is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandywine <5>
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.<7>
From that list, the Miles post office opened in 1899.
We also found Miles on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
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 West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pendleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Miles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Miles area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |