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Welcome to Miltona ...

The city of Miltona is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miltona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Miltona has a population of 423 people<2> (see below for details).

Miltona is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Miltona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Miltona: 218

The ZIP code for Miltona: 56354<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Miltona had an population of 423 people. This is a decrease of 0.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Miltona had a population of 424 people. This makes Miltona the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 424 people, the population of Miltona increased 51.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 279 people).

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

Communities near Miltona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Miltona.

  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Osakis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clarissa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
    • Clarissa is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <5>
  • Evansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
    • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <5>
  • Carlos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
    • Carlos is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <5>
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bertha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Bertha is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <5>
  • Garfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Miltona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Miltona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Miltona. 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 Miltona.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Miltona. See our Newspapers Page for Miltona.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miltona ...

Looking for more information about Miltona? 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 Miltona, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Miltona.

Adding Miltona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miltona 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 Miltona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Miltona post office opened in 1873.

We also found Miltona in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miltona.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miltona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Miltona.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miltona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Miltona). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Miltona or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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