Milligan is an

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Okaloosa County Okaloosa County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 211,668. Its county seat is Crestview. Okaloo ...

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, United States. Milligan is located at the junction of

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, ( State Road 10) and State Road 4, west-southwest of Crestview. From June 3, 1915 (when Okaloosa County was formed) until the

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flooded in 1917, Milligan was the county seat.

Notable people

* Joe Fuller -

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- World record holder, 100-yard dash * Maulty Moore - NFL player

References

Unincorporated communities in Okaloosa County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida Former county seats in Florida {{OkaloosaCountyFL-geo-stub