Place:Milford, Clermont, Ohio, United States

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties founded in 1796, in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River and its East Fork in the southwestern part of the state. It is a part of the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. The population was 6,710 at the 2010 census.

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Nancarrow and Hageman

“No wonder, then, that it struck with rapture the quaint and eccentric John Nancarrow, who had it surveyed for him on May 28, 1788 as Dutch burgomaster intended to found a city that should become the future metropolis of the West” (Louis Everts, 1880, p. 473).

The area within Milford, Old Milford, and O'Bannon Township were all built on a survey by John Nancarrow, a Revolutionary War veteran from Virginia. O'Bannon, now Miami, Township was named for Clermont's first surveyor. A field along Gatch Avenue on what was once the farm of John Gatch has yielded large numbers of artifacts for several generations; it is now believed to have been the site of a Native American village during the Woodland period. The settlement commenced in 1796 near where two river ways—the Little Miami River and its East Fork—come together, later better-named Milford. The first Methodist class in the Northwest Territory was begun there in 1797. Due to a great Methodist influence, including the life of Rev. Francis McCormick, Milford is at the root of Methodist religious heritage westward from Appalachia. Nancarrow, the first surveyor, sold his share of of land to Philip Gatch on December 20, 1802, for a total of $920.00. Four years later, Gatch decided to sell to Ambrose Ranson who, soon after, sold to John Hageman. Hageman became the first long settler, naming the valley Hageman's Mills. Nowadays, the field next to Gatch's Estate belongs to the Valley View conservancy, having been an archaeological site called the Gatch Site.

After generations as a village, in 1982 after a census count of 5232, Milford attained city status.

Learning

Milford Schools has ~6,000 students, and on the 2016-17 state report card, they ranked within the top 4% in State performance, in the top 10 of all Greater Cincinnati schools. The high school and junior high school share a scenic campus in the Miami Hills. The six neighborhood schools are Boyd E. Smith, Meadowview, McCormick, Pattison, Mulberry, and Charles Seipelt. The Promont houses the Greater Milford Area Historical Society and yearbooks of all Milford classes, and the city has a branch of Clermont County Public Library.

Outdoors and commerce

Milford is located at (39.174883, -84.284383). According to the United States Census Bureau, Milford has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Little Miami Bike Trail, which runs from Newtown to Springfield, Ohio, runs through Milford where several major hiking trails converge, including the American Discovery Trail, the Sea to Sea Long Distance Hiking Route, and the Underground Railroad Cycling Route. Ancient mounds have been found, and made more visible by overhead scans; at the city cemetery, Greenlawn.

Area businesses and groups with substantial operations in Milford or adjacent townships include the headquarters of Penn Station sandwiches, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Total Quality Logistics, Overhoff Technology the North American headquarters of Tata, and the United Church of God.

City fairs

• Milford Frontier Days, main city fair
• Art Affaire, a yearly crafts festival
• Halloween Block Party

Research Tips