History · Miles

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The story so far

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Miles is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 875 at the 2020 census. The city was named after Johnathan Miles, who donated $5,000 to a fund for an extension of a railroad track.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 829 to 875 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Miles

1 place in Miles is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Texasby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1976first listedJ. Thiele Building

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

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