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History · Milford

Milford dates to 1869, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1886 on and the census since 1890.

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How Milford began

When was Milford founded?

1869

Milford dates its founding to 1869 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 145 in 18902020 census: 24157 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Milford’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Milford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18865 editions of the USGS map, 1886 to 1991. Watch Milford change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milford’s history is told.

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On the map

Milford on the map, 1886 to 1991

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Milford. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Milford on the 1886 USGS mapMilford on the 1894 USGS mapMilford on the 1962 USGS mapMilford on the 1986 USGS mapMilford on the 1991 USGS map1886Nevada sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Milford.

The story

How Milford came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Milford.

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Milford was platted in 1869. The village was named after Charles Milford Wilcox, its founder. A post office was established at Milford in 1869.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Milford, decade by decade

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People over time

Milford, census by census

01001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 145

Between 22 and 145 people in every census since 1890.

7 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Milford’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Milford

Nobody well known was born in Milford itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Floyd WooldridgeBaseball player · b. 1928
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J. Paul LeonardAmerican university president · b. 1901
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Milford Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Milford’s history

What year was Milford founded?

In 1869, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1890 counted 145 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

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 →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.