Welcome to New Milton ...

New Milton is located in Doddridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

New Milton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Milton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for New Milton: (304) & (681)<3>

The ZIP code for New Milton: 26411<4>

Communities near New Milton ...

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

• Clarksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• Harrisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Nutter Fort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Pennsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
  • Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <5>
• West Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• West Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
  • West Milford is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
• Lost Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Jane Lew
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
  • Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <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 New Milton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Milton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Milton ...

Looking for more information about New Milton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for New Milton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Milton.

Adding New Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Milton 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 New Milton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Milton post office opened in 1847.

We also found New Milton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Milton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/