Welcome to Milton ...

Milton is located in Calaveras County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Milton is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Milton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Milton is located in the (209) area code.

Communities Also Named Milton ...

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

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

• Oakdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
• Escalon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
  • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <3>
• Angels
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
  • Angels is located in Calaveras County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
• Angels City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
• Jenny Lind
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
  • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
• Lost City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
• Rancho Calaveras
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
  • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
• Carmen City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
  • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
• Telegraph City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
  • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
• Burson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson
  • Burson is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burson <3>

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 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.<6>

From that list, the Milton post office opened in 1871.

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

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 Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/