Abandoned Record
About Milton
Milton is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Milton, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Milton is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Milton
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Devils Lake sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Devils Lake sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Milton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Waterloo Lake sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Langdon sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Milton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Milton": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Milton, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2373903.
- USGS GNIS 1030235.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).