Milton, Kentucky

About Milton

Milton is a tiny community in northern Kentucky, home to 592 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Milton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 403 residents per square mile.

📰 Milton News Today

• Ohio River bridge reopened after being closed due to loose barges WAVE News · Aug 13
• 11 barges break loose on Ohio River forcing Milton-Madison Bridge closure WDRB · Aug 13
• Barges break loose, briefly shutting down bridge connecting Kentucky and Indiana wlky.com · Aug 13
• Kentucky bridge to Indiana briefly closed after loose barges float down Ohio River WHAS11 · Aug 13
• Jeffersonville woman charged in deadly Milton, Ky. crash WAVE News · Jul 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Milton Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Milton — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Milton

• Hamburgers Hinkle — burger
• Off Broadway Taproom — wings
• The Attic Coffee Mill Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Analog Coffee (café)
• Drake — pizza
• Growing Minds (café)
• Hong Kong Kitchen — chinese
• Red On Main
• River Oak Chop House
• Rivertown Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• AME Church Museum · Museum
• Dr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum · Museum
• Jefferson County Historical Society · Museum
• Judge Jeremiah Sullivan House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Milton

• Lanier Mansion State Historic Site reviews ★
• Bicentennial Park reviews ★
• Crystal Beach Swimming Pool reviews ★
• Fireman's Park reviews ★
• Hargan Matthews Park reviews ★
• Kiwanis Park reviews ★
• Lytle Park reviews ★
• Private reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Milton

• Milton Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Milton

🏘️ Nearby Communities