Milo, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°39′14″N 85°28′06″W / 40.65389°N 85.46833°W / 40.65389; -85.46833[1]
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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]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milo, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ 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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