Welcome to Milton ...

Milton is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Milton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Milton: MIL-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Milton is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Milton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Milton ...

While we believe that this Milton is located in Madison County, we know of another 5 Illinois communities named Milton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown, Fulton, Pike, Schuyler and Vermilion County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 67 communities that are also named Milton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milton.

Communities near Milton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Milton.

• Saint Louis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Florissant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• University City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Granite City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• East Saint Louis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>
• Edwardsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
• Hazelwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <5>
• Collinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
• Ferguson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
  • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
• Godfrey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Milton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton. See our Newspapers Page for Milton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milton ...

Looking for more information about Milton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Milton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milton.

Adding Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Milton was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov