Welcome to Milltown ...

Milltown is located in Hutchinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Milltown had a population of 115 people.<2> (see below for details).

Milltown is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Milltown: (605)

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), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey (5), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), 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.

• Parkston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Parkston is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkston <4>
• Freeman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <4>
• Scotland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
• Alexandria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Menno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menno have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
  • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <4>
• Tripp
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
  • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <4>
• New Elm Springs Colony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
  • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
• Emery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Hanson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <4>
• Bridgewater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in McCook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Ethan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethan
  • Ethan is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethan <4>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Milltown post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milltown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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