Milo, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 42°55′50.4″N 123°02′59.2″W / 42.930667°N 123.049778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Douglas |
Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97429 |
GNIS feature ID | 1146297 |
Milo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, about 17 miles (27 km) east of Canyonville on the South Umpqua River. [1]
Milo post office was established in 1923; Cora E. Buker was the first postmaster. [2] It was named for Milo, Maine, the hometown of Amos O. Buker, who was the husband of Cora. [2] Originally the post office at this locale was named "Perdue", named after John Perdue, Sr., who was also its first postmaster. [2] It was originally at the confluence of the South Umpqua River and Elk Creek—which today is the location of Tiller—and the office was first called "Elk Creek". [2] Elk Creek post office was founded in 1877. [2] Perdue took over as postmaster of the Elk Creek post office on June 11, 1884 and on August 22, the name was changed to Perdue. [2] At the same time the office was moved to the current location of Milo. [2] The office was closed in 1920 when no one could be found to replace then-postmaster Amos Buker, who was fired after he had acted against postal regulations by working as a United States Census enumerator. [2] Today Milo has a Days Creek mailing address. [3] [4]
Oregon's only steel bridge capped with a covered bridge structure crosses the South Umpqua River in Milo. [5] The bridge was built in 1962 and covered by the request of local residents who missed the earlier wooden bridge at this location. [6] The Milo Academy Bridge is the only access to the Milo Adventist Academy, a private Seventh-day Adventist boarding school. [6] The bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. [7]