Welcome to Miles ...

Miles is located in Pendleton County<1>.

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) and (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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Pendleton County
• 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
• Ketterman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
• Ruddle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
  • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
• 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>
• Dorcas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
  • Dorcas is located in Grant County
• Propstburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
  • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County

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.<6>

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/