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Welcome to Milltown ...

Milltown is located in Missoula County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Milltown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Milltown is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Milltown is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Milltown lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Milltown and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Milltown is located in the (406) area code.

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, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri (2), 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.

  • Missoula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
    • Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <4>
  • Travois Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
    • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
  • Orchard Homes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
    • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Grass Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
  • Lolo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
    • Wye is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <4>
  • Evaro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
    • Evaro is located in Missoula County
  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
  • Frenchtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <4>

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 on a map titled Map of Montana (from Hixson Map&$160;Co, 1950).

We also found Milltown on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).

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 Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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