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Milo, Indiana

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...