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Welcome to Milton Mills ...

Milton Mills is located in Strafford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Milton Mills: Milton Mls. (or less commonly used: Milton Mlls.)

Milton Mills is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Milton Mills: 603

Communities Also Named Milton Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Milton Mills - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milton Mills.

Communities near Milton Mills ...

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

  • Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sanford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Sanford is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
  • Somersworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
    • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
    • Former names for Somersworth:
    • Great Falls
    • Summersworth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <3>
  • Barrington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Waterboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
    • Waterboro is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <3>
  • Berwick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • South Berwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolfeboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milton Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milton Mills ...

Looking for more information about Milton Mills? 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 Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milton Mills.

Adding Milton Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milton Mills 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 Milton Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Milton Mills post office opened in 1826.

We also found Milton Mills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton Mills.

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

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Strafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milton Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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