Milan, Washington

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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.{{cite web |title=Chattaroy Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=3612b3f5ecc1fd598a30f637bbe0c5d2 |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=12 June 2024 |date=2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/washington/spokane-wa/summits/milan-hill/|title = Milan Hill}} The foothills and mountains in the Milan area are part of the Selkirk Mountains.

Milan is served by the Riverside School District.{{cite web |title=Washington State K-12 School Districts Map |url=https://ospi.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/2022-12/SchoolDistrictsESDs-42x34_2020.pdf |website=ospi.k12.wa.gov |publisher=Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction |access-date=13 June 2024}} 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.{{cite book |title=Illustrated history of Spokane county, state of Washington |last=Edwards |first=Jonathan (1847-1929) |year=1900 |publisher=W.H. Lever |pages=278–279 |url=http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications_view.aspx?pub=100&p=314&i=images/publications/SL_edwardsillustrated/directory.djvu }}

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.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Spokane County, Washington

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)