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Welcome to Milltown ...

The town of Milltown is primarily located in Crawford County<1>. A portion of Milltown extends into Harrison County.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Milltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milltown has a population of 814 people<3> (see below for details).

Milltown is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Milltown (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Milltown is within the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for Milltown: 47145<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milltown had an population of 814 people. This is a decrease of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milltown had a population of 818 people (which is 7.64% of the total population of Crawford County). This makes Milltown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Milltown represents 0.01% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 340th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 818 people, the population of Milltown decreased 12.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 932 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milltown.

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, Kentucky (2), Maine, 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.

  • Paoli
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <6>
  • Georgetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Corydon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Pekin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
    • New Pekin is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
  • Palmyra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>
  • Borden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Marengo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <6>
  • English
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <6>
  • Lanesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Lanesville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesville <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Milltown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Milltown post office opened in 1831.

We also found Milltown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Crawford, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milltown.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Milltown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milltown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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