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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Milton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Milton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Milton, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Milton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Milton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Milton is historic, it would have been located within present day Sierra County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sierra County: Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Yuba & Washoe (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Milton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milton:

  • Sierra County     (The home county of Milton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Sierra City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Loganville is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Sattley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sierraville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Calpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Downieville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alleghany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Goodyears Bar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Poker Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
    • Loyalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Butte County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Marsh Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
    • Baltimore Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Graniteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Kingvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
    • Washington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Soda Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Donner Lake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
      • Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
      • Donner Lake
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Donner Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Emigrant Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Donner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Donner is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Andover is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Soda Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Casa Loma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Alta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Secret Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Secret Town is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Greekstore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
  • Plumas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Whitehawk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Whitehawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehawk
    • Valley Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Valley Ranch is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ranch
    • Clio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • C-Road
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • C-Road is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C-Road
    • Graeagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Blairsden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Johnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
    • Mohawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Plumas Eureka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
    • Iron Horse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
    • Delleker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Delleker is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delleker
    • Portola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Yuba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Camptonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
    • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Strawberry Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milton, see our County-by-County Page for Milton.

Cemeteries Near Milton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Milton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Milton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.

  • Sierra City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graniteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Sattley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maybert ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maybert is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybert
  • Downieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Alleghany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Moore's Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emigrant Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodyears Bar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mohawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Blue Canyon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
    • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milton.

Newspapers Published in Milton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Milton:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Milton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.