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Welcome to Milton ...

Milton is located in Letcher County<1>.

When the people of Milton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Miltonian<2>

Milton is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Milton: 606

Communities Also Named Milton ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 67 communities that are also named Milton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (6), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), 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.

  • Big Stone Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hazard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Milton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Milton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.