Welcome to Milton - Freewater ...

The city of Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County<1>.

The location of Milton - Freewater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milton - Freewater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1951.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milton - Freewater has a population of 7,060 people<3> (see below for details).

Milton - Freewater is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Milton - Freewater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Milton - Freewater: (541) & (458)<5>

Websites for Milton - Freewater ...

Official Website: www.milton-freewater-or.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milton - Freewater had an population of 7,060 people. This is an increase of 0.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milton - Freewater had a population of 7,050 people (which is 9.29% of the total population of Umatilla County). This makes Milton - Freewater the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Milton - Freewater represents 0.18% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,050 people, the population of Milton - Freewater increased 8.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,470 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milton - Freewater.

Communities near Milton - Freewater ...

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

• Walla Walla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <6>
• College Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
  • College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <6>
• Athena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <6>
• Weston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
• Adams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
• Helix
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <6>
• Blue Mountain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
• Calhounville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County
• Umapine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
  • Umapine is located in Umatilla County
• Calhounville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
  • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milton - Freewater ...

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

Adding Milton - Freewater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milton - Freewater 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 - Freewater was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Milton - Freewater mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton - Freewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Milton - Freewater: www.milton-freewater-or.gov/

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/