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Welcome to Milledgeville ...

The village of Milledgeville is located in Fayette County<1>.


The location of Milledgeville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


The pronunciation of Milledgeville: MIHL-ehg-vihl<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milledgeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milledgeville has a population of 109 people<4> (see below for details).

Milledgeville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Milledgeville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Milledgeville is located in the (740) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milledgeville had an population of 109 people. This is a decrease of 2.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milledgeville had a population of 112 people. This makes Milledgeville the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 112 people, the population of Milledgeville decreased 8.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 122 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milledgeville.

Communities Also Named Milledgeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Milledgeville - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milledgeville.

Communities near Milledgeville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Milledgeville.

  • Xenia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <6>
  • Washington Court House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Wilmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sabina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <6>
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <6>
  • Mount Sterling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Milledgeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milledgeville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milledgeville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milledgeville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milledgeville. See our Newspapers Page for Milledgeville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milledgeville ...

Looking for more information about Milledgeville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Milledgeville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milledgeville.

Adding Milledgeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milledgeville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Milledgeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Milledgeville post office opened in 1877.

We also found Milledgeville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milledgeville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milledgeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Milledgeville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milledgeville.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milledgeville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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