Welcome to Milton ...

The city of Milton is located in Trimble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milton has a population of 612 people<2> (see below for details).

Milton is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Milton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Milton: (502)

The ZIP code for Milton: 40045<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milton had an population of 612 people. This is an increase of 6.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milton had a population of 574 people (or 6.52% of the total population of Trimble County). This makes Milton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Milton represents 0.01% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 285th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 574 people, the population of Milton increased 9.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 525 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milton.

Communities Also Named Milton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Milton: This one is located in Trimble County and the other is located in Letcher County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 67 communities that are also named Milton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), 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.

• Carrollton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Hanover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <6>
• Vevay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <6>
• Campbellsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <6>
• Bedford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Trimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <6>
• Dupont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <6>
• Ghent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • Ghent is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <6>
• Worthville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Worthville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Prestonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
  • Prestonville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
• Brooksburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Milton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Milton.

Adding Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Milton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Milton post office opened in 1819.

We also found Milton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/