Milton is an unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.[1] Its ZIP Code is 37118.[2] The community is concentrated in the northeast corner of the county along State Route 96 (Lascassas Pike) between Auburntown and Murfreesboro.

Milton, Tennessee
Milton, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Milton, Tennessee
Milton, Tennessee
Milton, Tennessee is located in the United States
Milton, Tennessee
Milton, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°55′47″N 86°10′54″W / 35.92972°N 86.18167°W / 35.92972; -86.18167
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyRutherford
Elevation
745 ft (227 m)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
37118
Area code615
GNIS feature ID1294012[1]

Milton was established by early-19th-century entrepreneur Gideon Thompson in 1820.[3] Milton once was incorporated.[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Milton, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Elsie Knox and Emil Hood, "A History of Milton, Tennessee", Rutherford County Historical Society Publication No. 23, 1984, p. 17.
  4. ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 833.