Milo, Oregon

Milo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, about 17 miles 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 to 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]

References

1. ^ "Milo". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1146297. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 323–324, 647, 754. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 
3. ^ "Milo Adventist Academy: About: Location". http://www.miloacademy.net/#about/location. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
4. ^ Note: ZIP Code 97429.
5. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 552. ISBN 0-87004-332-3. http://books.google.com/books. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Cockrell, Bill; Nick Cockrell. "South Umpqua River (Milo Academy) Covered Bridge". Roofs Over Rivers. Oregon State Library. http://library.state.or.us/repository/2006/200604261623003/Descriptions/MiloAcademy.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
7. ^ "Oregon National Register List". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. October 19, 2009. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 

External links

• Historic images of Milo from Salem Public Library
• Image of Milo Academy Bridge from the Oregon State Archives

Coordinates: 42°55′50″N 123°02′59″W / 42.9306756°N 123.0497793°W / 42.9306756; -123.0497793