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Milford Mills

Ghost town · Chester County, Pennsylvania

Phoenixville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Phoenixville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Milford Mills is a ghost town in Chester County, Pennsylvania, recorded as human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Chester County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Milford Mills as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.0650° N, 75.7283° W.

Key facts

Elevation357 ft
Nearest living townEagle, PA
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates40.06500, -75.72830

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What's there now

Milford Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eagle, PA (population 378), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 357 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Milford Mills?

Milford Mills is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 40.0650, -75.7283.

How many ghost towns are in Chester County?

Chester County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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