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Welcome to Milton ...

Milton is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1820.

Milton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Milton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, 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.

  • Morristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Morristown is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
    • Morristown has also been known as:
    • New Hanover
    • West Hanover
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
  • Borough of Woodland Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
  • Hackettstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Boonton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Boonton is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Newton is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Warwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <3>
  • Greenwood Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Borough of Essex Fells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
    • Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
  • Essex Fells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Fells is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people

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.

Adding Milton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milton 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 Milton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Milton post office opened in 1820. The Milton post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milton - 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>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/