Welcome to Milton ...

Milton is located in Letcher County<1>.

Milton is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Hazard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hazard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <3>
• Cumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
• Whitesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
• 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)
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <3>
• Harlan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <3>
• Jonesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Evarts
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
• Lynch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <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.