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Milton is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Pinkney James started a gristmill and sawmill at Milton in 1824.[2] James laid out the community in 1825.[3]

A post office was established at Milton in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1850.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milton, Ohio County, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. Whipporwill Publications. 1885. p. 471.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out in 1825 by Pinkney James...
  4. ^ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2016.


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