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Milton

Ghost town · Brown County, Illinois

Meredosia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Meredosia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Milton is a ghost town in Brown County, Illinois, recorded as former town in Brown County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Brown County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Milton as a historical populated place: 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 39.8458° N, 90.6581° W.

Key facts

Elevation449 ft
Nearest living townVersailles, IL
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates39.84577, -90.65808

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What's there now

Milton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Versailles, IL (population 369), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 449 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 Brown County, Illinois, at 39.8458, -90.6581.

How many ghost towns are in Brown County?

Brown County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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