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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 consider that their post office opened in 1912.

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

Area Code for Milltown: 406

The ZIP code for Milltown: 59851<3>

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.

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 (so far) for Milltown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Milltown post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milltown.

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>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 community (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).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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