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Introduction ...

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Milton is located in Fulton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.

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:

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Milton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Fields Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Alpharetta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Union Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
    • Preston Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Ocee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Roswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Johns Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Montwicke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
    • Buckhead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Barrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Carl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Carl is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Corbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Allatoona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bartow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rydal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Cartersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Interchange Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • McCallie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • White
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Hardman Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
    • Free Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Flat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Orange is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • White City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Colemans Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Buffington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Skyridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Sturbridge Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Holly Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
    • Mount Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Noonday
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Marietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennesaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Vinings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Acworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Barrettsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lumpkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
  • DeKalb County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Cumming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Chestatee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon County
  • Gwinnett County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Gaines Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Gay Lan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
    • Woodbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodbridge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Flowery Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Absalom ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Summer Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • Blackshear Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
    • Chestnut Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sardis Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Westside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Westside is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Price
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
    • Country Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
  • Pickens County

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.<3>

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.

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 14 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 10 miles [16.1 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.