Milburn is an

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in Carlisle County,

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, United States. Its elevation is 482 feet (147 m), and it is located at (36.7986679, -88.8997817). Located along

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at its junction with Kentucky Routes

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and

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, Milburn lies amid rolling countryside at the headwaters of Guess Creek, a tributary of

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; the nearest point on the

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is approximately to the west. Nearby cities include Arlington, by air to the west, and Bardwell, by air to the northwest; Milburn is connected to them by Kentucky Route 80 and Kentucky Route 1377 respectively. A state hunting preserve, the Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area, lies to the south. A fire station is located in Milburn, and a

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in the community, the George W. Stone House, is listed on the

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