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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Milo, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°39′14″N 85°28′06″W / 40.65389°N 85.46833°W / 40.65389; -85.46833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipJefferson
Elevation843 ft (257 m)
ZIP code46991
FIPS code18-49770
GNIS feature ID439253

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

History

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

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

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milo, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 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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