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Coordinates: 38°01′55″N 120°51′08″W / 38.03194°N 120.85222°W / 38.03194; -120.85222

Milton
— Unincorporated community —
Milton Location in California
Coordinates: 38°01′55″N 120°51′08″W / 38.03194°N 120.85222°W / 38.03194; -120.85222
Country	United States
State	California
County	Calaveras County
Elevation^[1]	394 ft (120 m)


California Historical Landmark
Reference #:	262

Milton is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m) and is located at 38°01′55″N 120°51′08″W / 38.03194°N 120.85222°W / 38.03194; -120.85222. The community is in ZIP code 95684 and area code 209.

Completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1871 marked the birth of the town of Milton. Named after Milton Latham, one of the railroad construction engineers, this town was the first in Calaveras County to have a railroad. Freight and passengers continued their journeys to other parts of Calaveras County by wagon and stagecoach. The town was also the terminus of the Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad.^[2]

The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #262.

A post office was established in 1871 and closed in 1942.^[2]

Politics

In the state legislature Milton is located in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Dave Cox, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Republican Kristin Olsen. Federally, Milton is located in California's 3rd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7^[3] and is represented by Republican Dan Lungren.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milton, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 803. ISBN 9781884995149.
^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milton, California

v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Calaveras County, California

County seat: San Andreas

City	Angels Camp

CDPs	Arnold \| Avery \| Copperopolis \| Dorrington \| Forest Meadows \| Mokelumne Hill \| Mountain Ranch \| Murphys \| Rail Road Flat \| Rancho Calaveras \| San Andreas \| Vallecito \| Valley Springs \| Wallace \| West Point

Unincorporated communities	Alabama Hill \| Big Bar \| Big Meadow \| Big Trees \| Big Trees Village \| Big Valley \| Blue Lake Junction \| Blue Lake Springs \| Bummerville \| Burson \| Calaveritas \| Camp Connell \| Camp Pardee \| Campo Seco \| Canyon View \| Carmen City \| Cave City \| Cedar Vista \| Copper Cove Subdivision \| Copper Cove Village \| Cottage Springs \| Douds Landing \| Douglas Flat \| Ebbetts Pass Highlands \| Felix \| Fisher Place \| Fly-In Acres \| Fort Jones \| Fourth Crossing \| Fuchs \| Ganns \| Glencoe \| Goodmans Corner \| Grizzly Ridge \| Hams \| Hanford Hill \| Happy Valley \| Hathaway Pines \| Hathaways Mountain Pines \| Independence \| Indian Creek \| Indian Hills \| Jenny Lind \| Jesus Maria \| La Honda Park \| Lake Camanche Ranches \| Lakemont Pines \| Lakeside Terrace \| Lilac Park \| Lombardi \| Lost City \| Lynn Park Acres \| Manuel Mill \| McKay \| Meadowmont \| Milton \| Mother Lode Acres \| Mountain Ranch Subdivision \| Mountain Retreat \| Mumbert Acres \| Oak Grove \| Oak Park Estates \| Paloma \| Pinebrook \| Ponderosa Park \| Porter \| Quail Oaks \| Red Apple \| Rich Gulch \| Rocky Hill \| Sandoz \| Sandy Gulch \| Scenic Valley Ranchos \| Sheep Ranch \| Sherman Acres \| Skyhigh \| Snowshoe Springs \| South Camanche Shore \| Sunset Point \| Tamarack \| Tamarack Springs \| Telegraph City \| The Shores of Poker Flat \| Timber Trails \| Toyanza Subdivision \| Toyon \| White Pines \| Wilseyville \| Wyldewood

Former settlements	Altaville \| Antelope House \| Balaklava Hill \| Blue Mountain \| Brownsville \| Buckeye Hill \| Camanche \| Camp Spirito \| Carson Hill \| Chichi \| El Dorado Bar \| Fremont Valley \| Greasertown \| Hodson \| Independence Flat \| Lower Calaveritas \| Mammoth Cave \| McLeans Bar \| McLeans Ferry \| Melones \| Mill Valley \| North American House \| Norval \| Oregon Bar \| Pattees Ranch \| Poverty Bar \| Sandy Bar \| Spanish Bar \| Stony Bar \| Stoutenburg \| Taylors Bar \| Tremont House \| Yaqui Camp

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