Milo, Indiana

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Milo, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Milo
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Milo
Coordinates: 40°39′14″N85°28′06″W / 40.65389°N 85.46833°W / 40.65389; -85.46833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Township Jefferson
Elevation
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843 ft (257 m)
ZIP code
46991
FIPS code 18-49770 [2]
GNIS feature ID439253 [1]

Milo is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Milo was never properly laid out or platted. [3] A post office called Milo was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923. [4] Milo M. Sharp was an early postmaster. [5]

Milo was a station and shipping point on the Clover Leaf Railroad. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milo, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp.  161.
  4. ↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  222. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Milo M. Sharp, first postmaster...


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