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Milan, Washington
Unincorporated community
Milan, Washington
Coordinates: 47°58′01″N 117°19′54″W / 47.96694°N 117.33167°W / 47.96694; -117.33167
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Spokane
Elevation	1,800 ft (500 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99003
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1512463^[1]

Milan is an unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is named after the Italian city of Milan.

Geography

Milan is a rural community located along the Burlington Northern Railroad in northern Spokane County. The Little Spokane River flows through flows through the community. U.S. Route 2 runs north-south about a mile and a half west of Milan.^[2] Nearby communities include Elk, 5 miles upstream from Milan, and Deer Park, 7 miles to the west. Spokane, the region's largest city, is 23 miles to the south along U.S. Route 2.

The community is located in a thin but deep valley that rises from 1,800 feet along the Little Spokane River up to 2,638 feet at the summit of Milan Hill just southeast of the town site.^[3] The foothills and mountains in the Milan area are part of the Selkirk Mountains.

Milan is served by the Riverside School District.^[4] The schools are located just outside of town at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Deer Park-Milan Road.

History

In 1900, Milan was an important shipping point on the Great Northern Railway. There were two sawmills in the community, and two more within a couple of miles, which supplied lumber to the city of Spokane. James Conalton was Milan's postmaster and storekeeper at the time.^[5]

Today Milan is a residential community with a few dozen buildings. At the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Deer Park-Milan road, about a mile and a half from the original community, are commercial and public buildings including restaurants, a market and schools that serve the broader area.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milan, Washington
^ ^a ^b "Chattaroy Quadrangle". usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Milan Hill".
^ "Washington State K-12 School Districts Map" (PDF). ospi.k12.wa.gov. Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Edwards, Jonathan (1847-1929) (1900). Illustrated history of Spokane county, state of Washington. W.H. Lever. pp. 278–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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County seat: Spokane
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