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Welcome to Milltown ...

Milltown is located in Washington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Milltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Milltown is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Milltown is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Milltown is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Milltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Milltown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey (5), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Milltown ...

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

  • Calais
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <4>
  • Saint Andrews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Andrews <4>
  • Baileyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <4>
  • Woodland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Perry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
  • Pembroke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Andrews Parish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews Parish
  • Robbinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dufferin Parish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dufferin Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufferin Parish

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 Milltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milltown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milltown. 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 Milltown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milltown ...

Looking for more information about Milltown? 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 Milltown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milltown.

Adding Milltown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milltown 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 Milltown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Milltown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milltown.

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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