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Milroy was laid out and platted in 1830. The Milroy post office has been in operation since 1832.
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Milroy’s post office opened in 1832, and 63% of its homes were built before 1940
1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: old-book passages.
1832first post office
1on the National Register
63%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Milroy began
When was Milroy founded?
1832
The Milroy post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 628194 years
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What they wrote about Milroy in 1888
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history of rush county, indiana1888 · page 660Read the page →
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Milroy.— Situated near the southern boundary of the county, and almost at the geographical center of Anderson Township, is the village of Milroy. In the midst of an extensive district that is unsurpassed for the fertility of its soil and surrounded by large farms, the owners of which have grown rich and prosperous, Milroy has become the center of trade fora jarge community, and has attained prominent rank in commercial matters among the towns of the county. Occupying, as it does, a commanding site on the
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History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present1888 · page 660Read the page →
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J//7rov. — Situated near the southern boundary of the county, and almost at the geographical center of Anderson Township, is the village of Milroy. In the midst of an extensi\'e district that is unsurpassed for the fertility of its soil and surrounded b}" large farms, the owners of which have grown rich and prosperous, Milroy has become the center of trade for a large community, and has attained promment rank in commercial matters among the towns of the count}'. Occup^-ing, as it does, a commanding site on the
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history of rush county, indiana1888 · page 662Read the page →
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The motive power was supplied by the water of Little Flat Rock, which flows near the town of Milroy. The second mill was built by Thomas J. Larimore about 1832. From that time to this there has been a mill in almost constant operation at the same site. The present owner is J. G. Bickhart. It is a first-class mill fitted up with roller process machinery, and provided with both steam and water power. In 1865, or thereabouts, a steam grist mill was erected by Mount & Powers, but it did not continue long. A saw
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History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present1888Read the page →
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Carthage, on Big Blue River, the second place in point of size in the county, is a good town of 600 inhabitants, surrounded by a fine agricultural region. Milroy is the third town in size, and, since the completion of the Vernon, Greensburg & Rushville Railroad, has grown rapidly. Its location, nearly equidistant between Greensburg and Rushville, and a good farming communit}- supporting it, promise well for its future. Moscow, Richland, New Salem, and Raleigh are thriving, pleasant villages, off the railroad lines. Ma-
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What year was Milroy founded?
The Milroy post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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