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Milton

Ghost town · Sierra County, California

Sierra City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Sierra City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Milton is a ghost town in Sierra County, California. It is one of 17 former communities in Sierra County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Milton as a historical populated place on the Haypress Valley topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.5232° N, 120.5822° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHaypress Valley
Elevation5,725 ft
Nearest living townSierra City, CA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1701302
Coordinates39.52323, -120.58216

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What's there now

Milton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sierra City, CA (population 213), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,725 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Milton?

Milton is in Sierra County, California, at 39.5232, -120.5822.

How many ghost towns are in Sierra County?

Sierra County, California has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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