Welcome to Milton ...

The town of Milton is located in Cabell County<1>.

The location of Milton 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milton has a population of 2,536 people<3> (see below for details).

Milton is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Milton: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milton had an population of 2,536 people. This is an increase of 4.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milton had a population of 2,423 people. This makes Milton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Milton represents 0.13% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,423 people, the population of Milton increased 9.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,206 people).

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

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 Jersey, 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 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.

• Huntington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <6>
• Saint Albans
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
• Hurricane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <6>
• Nitro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <6>
• Barboursville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <6>
• Winfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Eleanor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
• Buffalo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Hamlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <6>
• Poca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
  • Poca is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Milton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Milton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Milton post office opened in 1873.

We also found Milton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/