Milton is an

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, United States. Its ZIP Code is 37118. The community is concentrated in the northeast corner of the county along State Route 96 (Lascassas Pike) between Auburntown and

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

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