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While our information shows that the community of Milford is historic,<1> we want to be sure that it has a presence on our website. As we gather information about Milford, we'll be sure to add our findings.
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Alexandria. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the east of where Milford would have been located and has a population of 46,342 people.<2>
The next largest community is Natchitoches.
It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the northwest of Milford and has a population of 17,865 people.
Other large communities in the area:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Ball |  NE | 20 mi [32.19 km] | 3,751 | 1.9% increase |
| | Bunkie |  SE | 37 mi [59.5 km] | 4,465 | 4.23% decrease |
| | Cottonport | SE | 42 mi [67.6 km] | 2,246 | 3.02% decrease |
| | DeRidder |  SW | 44 mi [70.8 km] | 10,008 | 2.04% increase |
| | Jena | NE | 45 mi [72.4 km] | 2,868 | 3.47% decrease |
| | Leesville |  W | 34 mi [54.7 km] | 5,704 | 15.53% decrease |
| | Mamou |  S | 46 mi [74 km] | 3,414 | 4.26% decrease |
| | Many |  NW | 50 mi [80.5 km] | 2,755 | 4.64% decrease |
| | Marksville |  E | 38 mi [61.2 km] | 5,684 | 2.65% increase |
| | New Llano | W | 35 mi [56.3 km] | 2,013 | 16.65% decrease |
| | Oakdale | S | 30 mi [48.28 km] | 8,140 | --- |
| | Oberlin | S | 44 mi [70.8 km] | 1,918 | 3.51% increase |
| | Pineville | E | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 14,776 | 6.85% increase |
| | Ville Platte | SE | 46 mi [74 km] | 8,190 | 0.55% increase |
| | Winnfield |  N | 46 mi [74 km] | 5,095 | 11.38% decrease |
Below is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Boyce | N | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 1,183 | 0.59% decrease |
| | Cheneyville | SE | 29 mi [46.67 km] | 881 | 2.22% decrease |
| | Colfax | N | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 1,667 | 0.48% increase |
| | Creola | NE | 17 mi [27.36 km] | --- | |
| | Dry Prong | NE | 24 mi [38.62 km] | 441 | 4.75% increase |
| | Elizabeth | S | 27 mi [43.45 km] | 581 | 1.22% increase |
| | Forest Hill | SE | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 460 | 0.88% increase |
| | Fort Polk North | W | 29 mi [46.67 km] | --- | |
| | Glenmora | S | 20 mi [32.19 km] | 1,554 | 0.26% decrease |
| | Lecompte | SE | 21 mi [33.8 km] | 1,317 | 3.59% decrease |
| | McNary | SE | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 200 | 5.21% decrease |
| | Montgomery | N | 30 mi [48.28 km] | 839 | 6.61% increase |
| | Pollock | NE | 25 mi [40.23 km] | 383 | 1.86% increase |
| | Simpson | W | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 487 | 16.47% decrease |
| | Woodworth | SE | 14 mi [22.53 km] | 1,130 | 4.63% increase |
Rapides Parish
Milford would have been located within present day Rapides Parish.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Rapides: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches and Vernon.
Below are parishes that are near Milford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these parishes, we also show the community that is closest to Milford:
Search for Local Businesses We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. Since Milford no longer exists, the following searches are actually centered on the nearby community of Alexandria. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
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Footnotes
| <1> | We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Milford, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milford. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Milford and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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